Why has Liverpool not been able to sign Caicedo and Lavia? Here is the answer

Chelsea and Liverpool played out the first Premier League 2023-2024 clash of the big two in Sunday's top match of Matchday 1, which ended in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Colombian Luis Diaz had given Liverpool the lead in the 18th minute, but Frenchman Axel Disasi (37), a new arrival at Chelsea from Monaco, levelled the tie before the break. VAR, goalkeepers and inaccuracies at this early stage of the season meant the scoreline remained unchanged.

Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino was unable to make a winning return to a Premier League dugout after leaving the Championship at the end of his time with Tottenham, where he earned a high reputation in his time from 2014 to 2019 despite failing to lead Spurs to any silverware. For both Chelsea and Liverpool, the match was an unveiling of their new project, which they hope will be an improvement on last season, when both missed out on a Champions League berth.

Chelsea even finished 12th last season and were hoping this game would be a chance to vindicate their return to the top flight, although they will have to wait for a better opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of their new weapons. Liverpool had Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai and Argentinian Alexis Mac Allister as the main newcomers, but they will have to wait for a better chance to demonstrate the effectiveness of their new weapons.

The reason

This game showed that Liverpool need a defensive midfielder but despite making an offer of over 100 million, they have not been able to sign Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia is also moving away. In this regard, journalist Dave OCKP has given an explanation: It comes across that Liverpool haven't been prepared for this window. Some may point out Fabinho and Henderson left unexpectedly. If both stayed we needed quality midfielders this summer. We've needed a holding midfielder for four windows now. It shocked everyone, fans, and even Caicedo's team that Liverpool made a late bid. Chelsea had the rapport built up. We were on the back foot before we even began. We have now publicly missed out on Bellingham, Caicedo, and it looks like Lavia. Not good. I still think there is hope. We know there is a substantial budget now to spend. Klopp speaking today actually came across as being reinvigorated. Give the man at least two more quality players and let him do his thing.