Moises Caicedo is the Premier League FLOP of the season so far, Ally McCoist claims… insisting Chelsea’s £115m record signing has been WORSE than Man United duo Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana

Ally McCoist has branded Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo his flop of the season so far.

Caicedo joined Chelsea in the summer from Brighton in a hefty £115million deal, having rejected league leaders Liverpool’s approaches in order to sign for the blues.

The 22-year-old has made 26 appearances for the Blues since the move, but has failed to replicate the form he showed on the south coast that made him one of the most expensive player in Premier League history.

He has partnered Enzo Fernandez, who cost Chelsea £107million himself from Benfica last season, in midfield for much of the season in what has been a difficult campaign for the Blues so far.

Speaking to talkSPORT BET, pundit McCoist Ecuadorian as his flop of the season to date, edging him just ahead of Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana in his rankings.

Caicedo joined Chelsea in a £115million deal from Brighton but is yet to replicate the form he showed last season

McCoist (pictured) said Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez have been ‘not great’ playing together

‘Andre Onana has been nothing like the signing everyone thought he would be for Manchester United, but I’m not giving him flop of the season so far,’ McCoist said. ‘I think that’s ever so slightly harsh.

‘But Moises Caicedo, I saw him a couple of times, particularly at Old Trafford with Enzo Fernandez in the middle of the park, and both of them were, for a quarter of a billion pounds, not great. Caicedo would certainly get my vote over Onana.’

The former Scotland international had another United name put to him, but quickly dismissed it.

Rasmus Hojlund arrived for £72million in the summer, but has struggled for form himself, scoring just two Premier League goals in 16 appearances and eight in 26 in all competitions.

McCoist praised the forward’s attitude, dispute admitting it hasn’t reaped the rewards that may have been expected so far.

The pundit suggested it would be ‘slightly harsh’ to brand Andre Onana (pictured) flop of the season

He quickly dismissed suggestions that it could be Rasmus Hojlund (left) following his move to Manchester United

‘Rasmus Hojlund? No chance,’ McCoist said. ‘Caicedo and Onana would get it ahead of him. 

‘I know Hojlund hasn’t been scoring as regularly, particularly domestically, as Man United fans would want, but there’s a willingness there, there’s an eagerness there, a desire, which a lot of the United fans, the majority if not all of them, can see.

‘Football fans will always cut players a lot more slack if they are totally committed and fans can see that, and so they should do. I’ve given Hojlund a bit of stick for missing chances in the past, and it’s my job to do that, but I don’t mind the fact that he keeps getting into positions, and he has scored some good goals. 

‘All the attributes are there and you’ve got to remember he’s still young, so there’s no way he’s coming into consideration for my flop of the season so far at this stage. I’m settling on Moises Caicedo.’

As far as signing of the season goes, there was only one man on the mind of McCoist.

McCoist went onto describe West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus as the signing of the season so far

The forward has been ‘magic’ McCoist said following his move to the Hammers in the summer

‘My signing of the season so far is Mohammed Kudus at West Ham,’ he said. ‘He has been magic, coming in from the right with that left foot. What other options have we got? 

I’ve got to throw Jack Butland at Rangers into the equation! But Kudus has been terrific, a breath of fresh air.

‘Nobody else immediately springs to mind. Micky van de Ven or James Maddison at Spurs if they’d have stayed fit perhaps. The opening eight games or so before they got injured, they were absolutely flying and came into the conversation, and quite rightly so. 

‘Cole Palmer at Chelsea has been their shining light and could be considered, but I’ve got to give it to Kudus, the way he cuts in from the right with his left foot. He’s my signing of the season so far.’