{"id":515378,"date":"2023-06-20T19:58:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=515378"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:01:45","slug":"sources-chelsea-in-talks-to-sign-two-stars-at-top-of-liverpool-target-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-chelsea-in-talks-to-sign-two-stars-at-top-of-liverpool-target-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Chelsea open talks to sign two stars at top of Liverpool list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chelsea are in talks with several targets as they look to add another midfielder alongside Brighton star Moises Caicedo this summer, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider&nbsp;<\/strong>revealed on Monday (19 June) that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-chelsea-submitting-official-moises-caicedo-bid-as-verbal-understanding-agreed\/\">the Blues are pushing to complete the signing of Caicedo, 21,&nbsp;as soon as possible with an official bid coming this week.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a well-placed source has revealed that Chelsea are talking to several other targets, including Southampton star Romeo Lavia and Celta Vigo ace Gabri Veiga, about a possible move to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 &#039;100%&#039; Signing! 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Football Insider&nbsp;revealed on Monday (19 June) that&nbsp;the Blues are pushing to complete the signing of Caicedo, 21,&nbsp;as soon as possible with an official bid coming this week. 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