Newcastle United are believed to be retaining an in depth eye on Brighton and Hove Albion starlet, Moises Caicedo, based on journalist Fabrizio Romano.
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In his column for Caught Offside, the Italian switch guru revealed that the 21-year-old is a participant that the Magpies are monitoring forward of the January switch window, albeit with no contact having but taken place concerning a change for the Ecuador worldwide.
“On midfielders, they are following Moises Caicedo for sure but at the moment there are no negotiations at all with Newcastle. Many top clubs are following him closely,” Romano said.
The Tynesiders have been beforehand named as one of many potential suitors for the midfielder again in October ought to the Seagulls look to money in, albeit with any transfer for the previous Independiente del Valle man seemingly set to price within the area of £60m-70m, based on current reviews.
Howe’s personal Gerrard
The promising expertise been an actual standout determine on the Amex since his return from a mortgage stint in Belgium in the beginning of the 12 months, with the teen having initially arrived on the south coast for a discount payment of simply £4.5m again in February 2021.
The present marketing campaign has confirmed significantly fruitful for the highly-rated “jewel” – as described by Ecuadorian historian Enrico Castro-Montes – as he presently ranks sixth within the division for tackles made (43), having began all 14 video games for Roberto De Zerbi’s facet to date this season.
The 28-cap gem additionally notably impressed for his nation on the World Cup in current weeks, having featured in all three teams for the South American nation in Qatar, scoring as soon as within the eventual defeat to Senegal, whereas additionally additional showcasing his ball-winning prowess by averaging two tackles per sport.
Such is Caicedo’s undoubted high quality he has even beforehand been likened to Premier League legend Steven Gerrard up to now by expertise scout Jacek Kulig, who categorised the younger playmaker as a “box-to-box” midfielder.
That comparability can also be little question warranted by the Brighton man’s eager eye for a purpose, having notably netted a spectacular long-range effort within the win over Manchester United on the tail-end of final season.
Such a second of magic was additionally seemingly Gerrard’s trademark – be it the Englishman’s piledriver towards Olympiakos or his outrageous FA Cup remaining strike towards West Ham United – throughout what was a prolonged profession on the elite degree for each membership and nation, having scored 186 targets and registered 153 assists in 710 video games for the Anfield outfit.
The now-retired maestro – who additionally scored 21 targets in 113 video games at worldwide degree – is rightly thought to be one of many best of his era in his place, having notably been dubbed “the best midfielder the Premier League has ever seen“, based on pundit Jamie O’Hara.
To be in comparison with such a expertise is excessive reward certainly so far as Caicedo is anxious, with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe more likely to relish having a Gerrard-esque determine in his midfield ranks.