By KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER
Published: 12:20 EDT, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 12:25 EDT, 16 April 2026
Moises Caicedo is set to sign a new contract with Chelsea in what Liam Rosenior sees as a significant show of faith in their BlueCo project.
The 24-year-old, considered one of the Premier League's best midfielders, was signed from Brighton in 2023 for up to £115million and penned an eight-year deal at the time.
Caicedo told Daily Mail Sport in an exclusive interview in November how he was interested in a new contract. Following months of negotiations, his extension is now close to being confirmed, making him the second player to recently agree new terms after Reece James last month.
Rosenior previously hinted that Chelsea's frustrated fans would see senior players committing their futures to Chelsea, and the Caicedo news comes at a time when their strategy under BlueCo has been heavily scrutinised.
That is not only from the outside with a planned protest set to take place before Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester United, but also from the inside with Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez having openly questioned their own club's decisions.
Caicedo has been out of form by his standards of late, with Chelsea needing the Ecuador international to help them try to secure Champions League football for next season. They are currently four points shy of fifth-placed Liverpool in the Premier League.
Moises Caicedo is set to re-affirm his commitment to Chelsea by signing a new contract
Caicedo's future will come as a welcome boost to under-pressure Blues boss Liam Rosenior
Fernandez is expected to return to Chelsea's starting line-up for the visit of United after he served an in-house two-game suspension for flirting with Real Madrid during the international break.
Chelsea will hope Caicedo's new contract helps convince their sceptical fans about the direction of the club - and Levi Colwill could follow in the coming weeks by signing a new deal, too.
The club's Supporters' Trust issued a lengthy open letter to their owners on Thursday. Within it, the CST wrote: 'We expect a clear and substantive response from the club's leadership on the following: Does the club accept that supporter confidence in its current leadership model and direction has fallen to an unacceptably low level?
'What specific changes will now be made to provide greater clarity and accountability in football leadership and decision-making? What will change in how supporters are engaged, so that engagement is timely, meaningful, and capable of influencing decisions rather than simply explaining them after the fact?
'How does the club intend to demonstrate that its current strategy can deliver sustained sporting success, financial stability, and a recognisable Chelsea identity in a way that rebuilds supporter trust?
'These are not unreasonable questions. They are questions the club now owes its supporters an answer to.'