Newcastle United are believed to be conserving a detailed eye on Brighton and Hove Albion starlet, Moises Caicedo, in response to 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 swap for the Ecuador worldwide.
“On midfielders, they’re following Moises Caicedo for positive however in the intervening time there aren’t any negotiations in any respect with Newcastle. Many prime golf equipment are following him carefully,” 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 value within the area of £60m-70m, in response to latest studies.
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 teenager having initially arrived on the south coast for a discount charge of simply £4.5m again in February 2021.
The present marketing campaign has confirmed notably 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 this point this season.
The 28-cap gem additionally notably impressed for his nation on the World Cup in latest 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 aim, 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 ultimate strike towards West Ham United – throughout what was a prolonged profession on the elite degree for each membership and nation, having scored 186 objectives and registered 153 assists in 710 video games for the Anfield outfit.
The now-retired maestro – who additionally scored 21 objectives in 113 video games at worldwide degree – is rightly considered one of many best of his technology in his place, having notably been dubbed “the perfect midfielder the Premier League has ever seen“, in response to 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.