A drastic transfer trend that might leave Liverpool behind has been sparked by the most recent sale of Moises Caicedo, but FIFA’s intervention could make a difference.
As is now widely known, Caicedo opted for Chelsea over Liverpool despite the Reds’ £110 million offer.
Additionally, Brighton accepted the bid, and Liverpool was ready to receive the player for a medical. However, the Ecuadorian paused before deciding on Chelsea.
His signing by the London club cost £115 million, making it the largest transaction in the open market. The Declan Rice deal from Arsenal and the Bellingham deal from Real Madrid were both surpassed by the record deal.
FIFA action could benefit Liverpool
According to Football Insider, Caicedo’s agency also received a fee of £10 million as part of the package. The equivalent of that is roughly 10% of Chelsea’s guaranteed £100 million transfer payment.
Although it might not seem like much, it has evolved into a larger pattern in the game. The same was also mentioned by FIFA in its International Transfer Snapshot for the summer transfer window of 2023.
The world’s governing body of football claims that agency fees reached an all-time high of £557 million during the summer transfer window and £684 million for the entire year. That would represent an enormous 36 percent growth from the prior year.
FIFA will begin next month with the implementation of new agent-related rules, some of which aim to reduce these “excessive fees.” Liverpool will hope that these guidelines can make a difference in light of FSG’s “self-sustaining business model.”
