Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has been getting some rave reviews since his performance against Liverpool at the weekend in the Premier League.
The Ecuadorian midfielder scored a sublime goal to give the Blues the lead against the Reds and then capped off his performance with an incredible all-round display.
His performance has led to conversations regarding him being the best midfielder in the league.
While Jamie Carragher believes that Caicedo is the best midfielder in the league, Paul Scholes believes that he lacks the necessary style to be the best in the league.
Now, former Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf has weighed in with his opinion on the midfielder and also revealed how much he believes Caicedo is worth now following his move from Brighton.
Chelsea forked out what was then a British record of £115m to sign the Ecuadorian, but given how good he has been, his transfer fee is no longer referred to.
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Frank Leboeuf heaps praise on Moises Caicedo
Though Caicedo initially struggled to settle in at Chelsea, he has managed to turn his fortunes around at Stamford Bridge and establish himself as the best player at the club.
The 23-year-old was named as Chelsea’s Player of the Season last season, and he’s arguably the club’s most important player.
More importantly, Leboeuf believes that Caicedo’s transfer fee is now looking like a bargain.
“Remember the first season, they paid £100million and we were wondering, is he worth it? But now he is worth more than that, double that,” he told ESPN.
“Because that guy gives you such business in the middle of the park, that for the others, it makes things simpler. It’s easier.
“We go back to the previous generation of defensive midfielders, Wisey [Dennis Wise], Claude Makelele and N’Golo Kante, those fantastic players that give their lives every game.
“We used to call them water carriers; they were in the shade of the others. They were the bad people destroying everything: David Batty, the fantastic Roy Keane.
“But those players are completely essential to a team, and they are the fixed wall to make sure the team is going to work, and Caicedo is showing that to the world. What we saw against Liverpool, it was absolutely exceptional.”
Along with Caicedo, Chelsea also boasts the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia in midfield, making it arguably the best midfield in the league.
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