{"id":366913,"date":"2026-01-13T00:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366913\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:47:15","slug":"claude-makelele-has-a-warning-for-chelsea-and-moises-caicedo-and-behdad-eghbali-wont-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366913\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude Makelele has a warning for Chelsea and Moises Caicedo and Behdad Eghbali won’t like it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Suspension and Chelsea\u2019s lack of form have definitely disrupted Moises Caicedo\u2019s flow.<\/p>\n

At the start of the season, Moises Caicedo<\/a> was arguably the best player in the Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That is not the case right now, but the 24-year-old is still definitely one of the top No.6s in the division.<\/p>\n

In fact, Liam Rosenior thinks Caicedo is actually the best midfielder<\/a> in the world and will now be hoping that he can reach his maximum level again.<\/p>\n

Discussion: Who is the actual best player at Chelsea right now? \ud83d\udc47 <\/p>\n

Moises Caicedo is definitely up there!<\/p>\n

\"LiamPhoto by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images <\/p>\n

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\"ChelseaPhoto by Piermarco Tacca \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty ImagesClaude Makelele warns Chelsea they need to put more experience around Moises Caicedo<\/p>\n

Like Rosenior, Chelsea legend<\/a> Claude Makelele<\/a> is also a fan of Caicedo, but he has some concerns about the Ecuadorian.<\/p>\n

Makelele has warned his former club that if they do not hand him more experienced teammates, the standard of his performances will decline.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports<\/a>, he said: \u201cChelsea need to put some good players around him for him to still be the best midfielder because if he plays all the time with the young boys, of course he will give them experience, but his performances will go down.\u201d<\/p>\n

In midfield, Caicedo does at least have Enzo Fernandez alongside him, though the Argentine has been deployed further forward at times this season.<\/p>\n

Similarly to Caicedo, his form had also dipped. It is why Fernandez needed to put in a good performance against Manchester City<\/a> at the start of the month, a team that he has never beaten before.<\/p>\n

The Argentina international managed to do just that, scoring his side\u2019s last-minute equaliser. Fernandez did it in the absence of Caicedo as well following his suspension.<\/p>\n

\"MoisesPhoto by Jacques Feeney\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesBehdad Eghbali will disagree with Claude Makelele<\/p>\n

Behdad Eghbali<\/a> and Chelsea\u2019s sporting directors will not want to hear what Makelele has had to say.<\/p>\n

Under Eghbali and Todd Boehly<\/a>, Laurence Stewart<\/a> and Paul Winstanley<\/a> have put together a youthful squad at Chelsea and believe in their vision.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have spent more than \u00a31bn on transfers since their takeover in 2022 but are miles away from challenging for the Premier League title. Who needs to be held to account and why? \ud83d\udcb0 <\/p>\n

I BLAME _ _ _ _ _ for Chelsea\u2019s failure to compete for the Premier League title!<\/p>\n

Laurence Stewart and Paul WinstanleyBehdad EghbaliTodd BoehlyJoe ShieldsThe playersThe managersEVERYONE\"BehdadPhoto by Catherine Ivill \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

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Nineteen-year-old Abubacarr Sedi could be the next young player Chelsea sign<\/a> amid interest in the Tromso IL defender.<\/p>\n

It is hard to guess what his arrival would solve. Really, Eghbali and the Blues\u2019 sporting structure should be listening to Makelele, but that happening seems unlikely.<\/p>\n

Chelsea fans will have to give this project time, but a club of this size cannot be a project team forever.<\/p>\n

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