Chelsea signed Moises Caicedo from Brighton in 2023 in a deal that could be worth £115m

When Chelsea signed Moises Caicedo for an initial £100m from Brighton in 2023, there were plenty of eyebrows being raised.

Fast-forward two years and the 23-year-old Ecuador international is being mentioned as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and, perhaps, the world.

Caicedo starred in Chelsea's 2-1 home win against Premier League champions Liverpool before the international break, powering in the opening goal in a performance that BBC Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer said "had everything", including a "bit of Frank Lampard and N'Golo Kante".

And Caicedo now looks poised to join the list of great Chelsea midfielders, having cited Kante and Claude Makelele as inspirations in 2023.