Everton’s Amadou Onana could be a cheaper alternative to Caicedo (Picture: Getty)

According to the Evening Standard, Brighton are asking for £100m for Caicedo as a result of that deal though there is a hope from Chelsea that a fee of around £80m can be agreed.

But if negotiations drag on and Brighton hold firm over their mammoth valuation, the west Londoners are prepared to move on to other targets and have already ?sounded out? Everton?s Amadou Onana as well as Southampton teen Romeo Lavia.

Chelsea could face significant competition from Arsenal for the latter, but Onana ? who moved to Goodison Park a year ago in a £33m deal ? could be a more gettable target.

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Previous reports have suggested the Toffees would want to double their money on the Belgium international, who enjoyed a strong campaign despite Everton?s struggles and was particularly impressive in a 1-0 win over Arsenal back in February.

Chelsea also want to add a second, more attacking midfielder to their ranks this summer to cover for the departures of Havertz and Mount.

Celta Vigo?s Gabri Veiga is the player they would ideally like to sign, with the Spaniard having a £34.6m release clause, but again they face significant competition ? this time from Manches...