The west London giants have been long-term admirers of Caicedo, and they initially tried to sign him in the January transfer window .

The Blues reopened talks for the Ecuadorian earlier this summer, but they have yet to convince the Seagulls to sanction his departure.

So far, the club have offered £80 million for the 21-year-old, but Brighton are adamant that they won't accept anything less than £100m.

The Blues are still continuing discussions with the South Coast outfit, and remain optimistic that they can strike an agreement for him.

Elsewhere, Sanchez has recently emerged as a top target for the Blues as they look to provide competition to Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal.

The Spaniard could be prised away for around £25m. Brighton are more than willing to sell him as he is their third-choice goalkeeper.

Both players have already agreed personal terms with Chelsea .

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