BREAKING NEWS: Liverpool head coach has accepts the offer of manager in another club

Moisés Caicedo, a midfielder for Brighton, has agreed to join Liverpool, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. However, sources have told ESPN that Caicedo would rather join Chelsea.

According to further reports, Chelsea is currently debating whether to raise its offer for the 21-year-old in an effort to compete with Liverpool’s offer.

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Brighton accepted Liverpool’s £111 million ($141 million) record British transfer bid for Caicedo after Chelsea had hoped to close a deal for the player for roughly £90 million.

“I can confirm the [Moises Caicedo] deal with the club is agreed, whatever that means in the end,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday.

“Of course, we want the player and not just the agreement. We don’t have endless resource.

“We didn’t expect a couple of things just point at a player and get them to come in. Sometimes one door closes and another opens up.”

Meanwhile, Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has said that Caicedo is no longer on his mind as he prepares his team for their Premier League season opener against Luton Town on Saturday.

“I have already forgotten about Moises. I’m really proud of the players we have in the squad,” De Zerbi told a news conference on Friday.

“We want to keep improving. The credit goes to the club. Bigger clubs can buy our players but they can’t buy our soul or spirit.

“We don’t have enough [players] yet, we need to complete the squad. I want players who want to come here. We are Brighton, we achieved a big target last year — the same as Liverpool, better than Chelsea. I would like players who are proud to play in Brighton.”

Information from ESPN’s James Olley and Reuters was included in this report.