Caicedo, Lavia and why Chelsea can keep spending
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 15 August 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Football Correspondent David Ornstein and our Chelsea and Liverpool writers Simon Johnson & James Pearce to discuss how Mauricio Pochettino’s side won the race to sign Moises Caicedo for a whopping £115m.
We also hear how Chelsea also swooped in for Romeo Lavia from under the noses of Liverpool and the story behind the transfer battle between the two clubs.
And the panel answer the question on everyone's lips - how on earth can Chelsea keep spending like this?!
Produced by Adonis Pratsides
Additional Production: Jay Beale & Mike Stavrou
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:05.0 | While the game on Sunday ended in a draw, |
| 0:07.7 | new soon broke that Chelsea had beaten Liverpool to signing Moses Cicado from Brighton for |
| 0:13.8 | £15 million. |
| 0:16.3 | So how have Brighton turned a 4 million bargain buy into a British record transfer fee? |
| 0:22.2 | Were Liverpool ever really in the driver's seat for this deal? |
| 0:25.6 | And of course, the question on everyone's lips. |
| 0:29.0 | How on earth can Chelsea keep spending like this? |
| 0:32.5 | Amayo Akimwalere. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome to the Athletic Football podcast. |
| 0:48.9 | Music welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast Pardust Kassano. Mises Kasano has his first goal |
| 0:52.1 | for Brighton. |
| 0:53.4 | And this. |
| 1:03.3 | In with this for this one, David Ornstein, the Athletic Football Correspondent. |
| 1:08.4 | We've also got Simon Johnson, Chelsea Correspondent, and James Pierce, Liverpool Correspondent. |
| 1:10.7 | Right, Simon James, let's go to you on this one. |
| 1:12.6 | Let's touch on Sunday's game first. |
| 1:18.6 | And although it was a really entertaining Matt, it also showed why both teams still so desperately need that defensive midfield or a number six this summer. |
| 1:22.9 | Simon, let's go to you first on this one. |
| 1:24.8 | Oh, yeah, for sure. |
| 1:25.5 | I mean, Conner Gallagher tried his best and certainly had his moments offering the protection, |
| 1:31.4 | which allowed Enzo Fernandez to go a little bit further forward. |
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