Chelsea move to trump Man Utd for Independiente del Valle midfielder Moises Caicedo | OneFootball

Chelsea are moving to beat Manchester United to Independiente del Valle midfielder Moises Caicedo.

His accomplished performances while still a teenager have grabbed the attention of clubs across Europe, including Manchester United, West Ham and Ajax.

But El Telegrafo claims Chelsea are also keen on Caicedo, and rubbished rumours United are close to agreeing a £5.5million fee for the player.

Independiente del Valle general manager Santiago Morales admitted Caicedo is likely to leave his club this year during a recent interview with Radio La Red.

"There is interest from various teams for Moises Caicedo and we believe that we will not have him this year," said Morales.

"There is much speculation with Moises Caicedo, but we haven't had any communication with Manchester United.

"We are surprised that they even talk about values, but we haven't spoken with Manchester United, although we have spoken with other great teams in the world."

In a separate interview with Machdeportes , Morales added: "There is another club interested in England and also a team of the five top leagues in Europe.

"We have two strong teams from Europe interested in him, without reaching any agreement yet, but we hope their negotiations will be quick."