Moises Caicedo has stunned Chelsea fans by announcing a split from super-agent Ali Barat, before quickly deleting the post, and revealing he has “appointed people he can trust” to manage his career going forward. In a strongly worded Instagram statement, the Ecuadorian midfielder clarified that he is no longer represented by Manuel Sierra of Football Division Worldwide and is not represented by Ali Barat of Epic Sports.
He stated the contract ended on August 14, 2025, and that he has now turned to trusted figures to oversee his affairs. While the post has since been removed, Caicedo has stressed there was no malicious intent toward his former representatives. SunSport understands that the trusted figures are, in fact, members of his own family, specifically some of his seven brothers, signaling a decisive move toward tighter personal control at a pivotal phase of his career.
Brothers step into the boardroom
Caicedo’s decision to place his future in the hands of family is consistent with his upbringing. The youngest of seven brothers, with two sisters as well, he grew up in a tight-knit environment that often reconvened around their parents despite older siblings moving out before he was born.
The four brothers he lived with most closely had an outsized influence on the player, and person, he has become. Now, as Chelsea target the Premier League summit, those same brothers are stepping from the touchline to the table, charged with navigating contract matters, commercial opportunities, and the strategic decisions that shape a top midfielder’s prime years.
It’s a bold shift, especially given reports that Barat and Epic Sports were instrumental in brokering Caicedo’s record-breaking £115 million move from Brighton to Chelsea, even if they were never his personal agents. By entrusting his representation to family, Caicedo is betting that intimacy and loyalty can match, or outstrip, the leverage of traditional super-agency networks.
On-Pitch authority
If off-field headlines hint at turbulence, Caicedo’s on-field form projects calm authority. He has openly spoken about emulating Claude Makelele and N’Golo Kanté to become a long-term Chelsea “legend,” and the numbers paint a profile worthy of that ambition. After playing a central role in Chelsea’s Club World Cup and Conference League triumphs last season, he has opened this campaign with relentless consistency: leading the Premier League in tackles and interceptions, while also emerging as a joint-leading league scorer for Chelsea alongside Enzo Fernández with three goals apiece.
Perhaps most telling, his disciplinary record remains exemplary, just one booking and only seven fouls, remarkable for a mobile, ball-winning midfielder tasked with patrolling vast swathes of the pitch. In a side still searching for maturity under Enzo Maresca, and one that has collected more red cards than any other since the new boss took over, Caicedo’s restraint underscores his value beyond the stat sheet.
As Chelsea chase silverware, Caicedo’s twin arcs, family-led representation and elite midfield stewardship, are set to define his next chapter. The deleted post may raise eyebrows, but the message is unmistakable: he wants control, clarity, and a circle he trusts. If his brothers can bring the same composure to negotiations that he brings to the center of the park, Chelsea’s No. 25 might find that the simplest team talk, family first, proves the smartest play.
