Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has revealed it was “impossible” to turn down the Blues in favour of Liverpool as the Reds “came in too late for him”.Talking to Sky Sports ahead of Saturday’s home game with Sheffield United, the Ecuadorian explained the length of the negotiations he had held with the Blues was a deciding factor in where he ended up after leaving Brighton and Hove Albion.”I was talking with Chelsea for a long time. It was impossible to say not to Chelsea because they were with me, supporting me,” Caicedo explained.”I suffered a lot because it was complicated to leave Brighton. They were with me, and in the last moment Liverpool called me but it was [too] late because I wanted to play for Chelsea. It was tough to say no to Chelsea.”Petit: ‘If I was Caicedo or Lavia, I would choose Liverpool’On whether he feels shackled by the price paid for him, Caicedo said: “Not for the fee, because at Chelsea you always have to win. Always, every game, if you don’t win you feel the pressure because the fans always want to see the team winning.”Sometimes it’s difficult [to win] because the other teams are tough as well. We know we are Chelsea, but we are a new team with young players. Personally, I’ve only been here four months, everything is new for me.”I did really well. Other people spent on me, because last season I was an incredible player and other people were speaking [well] about me.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7738499##Caicedo added that he knows his time at Stamford Bridge will arrive…”Right now, this is a bad time for me, and my family is suffering a lot because they read and listen to the things people say about me that are not good.”It’s hard. It’s hard for me. I try to be strong, because football is like this. I am prepared for this.”I try to help them in every single way, because they’re with me in good moments and bad moments. After God, my family is the most important thing.”They are proud but, at the moment, they are suffering because of how people speak about me, not in a good way. It’s normal. I tell them to be relaxed and not read the bad things because it’s not good for them.”Asked about Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino and the bond with him, the midfielder said: “We have a good relationship. He protects me from the criticism. He has been really kind and patient with me.”He knows who I am and that is why he is relaxed with me. I’m only here four months; I didn’t do a good pre-season because it was tough for me. I’m sure I’m going to really show my quality, to show who I am.”🗣️ “It was impossible to say no”Moisés Caicedo reveals why he chose to join Chelsea over Liverpool when he left Brighton in the summer 🔹 pic.twitter.com/zmLPVMSWLk— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 14, 2023 Caicedo also revealed his idols in football were N’golo Kante and Paul Pogba.”Meeting N’Golo Kante – it was amazing. I was at Brighton, on the bench. I think it was 1-1. After the game, I ran straight to Kante to swap shirts. He said, ‘yes, of course’.”He was very kind to me. It was an incredible moment for me because I met my idol.”It was the same with Paul Pogba and I swapped shirts with him. I have the shirts back in Ecuador. Nobody can take the shirts away. They are so special to me.”
