Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo is one of the main stories of the transfer window (apart from Chelsea and their spending spree). Two days before the closing of the football market, Brighton resisted the attacks of Arsenal for his signature. After the first offer of 70,000,000 euros, Arsenal sent a second one last night. This one was bigger, 75 million in cash and another 5 million through bonuses. And the Gunners were rejected again! News #Caicedo: #AFC doesn’t give up! New offer of £70m with possible bonus payments confirmed. Arsenal is still pushing & pushing. But #BHAFC rejected the new and massive offer again … ❌Caicedo wants to join @Arsenal! #DeadlineDay is coming. @SkySportDE 🇪🇨 pic.twitter.com/GGWXQwn82y— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) January 30, 2023 Brighton’s position is that the Ecuadorian is not for sale, which is a bit contrary to their coach’s recent comments. Before the FA Cup match with Liverpool, which the Seagulls won in dramatic fashion, Roberto de Zerbi claimed that his team was ready to move on without him. Caicedo has not played for Brighton since he asked the club to let him leave. “I would like that he can finish the season with us but we are ready to go forward without him. I can understand him because when you are 21, you receive a request of a big, big team that are playing in Europe. I can understand… Caicedo is a very, very good guy. We lost Trossard, if we also lose Caicedo it can be a problem for us. If we want to fight for Europe, or the maximum on the table. If we want to stay like this, we can. But I don’t like it“ De Zerbi added.🗣️ “The door isn’t complete closed just yet” The latest on Arsenal’s pursuit of Moises Caicedo after their fresh bid of £70m was rejected by Brighton 👇 pic.twitter.com/nAuwToDQst— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 30, 2023 Just for a reminder, every player in the Premier League has a price, and so does Caicedo. The Seagulls would be happy to sell him for 90 million euros, so Arsenal is getting closer. Gunners’ London rivals Chelsea came up with a 60 million offer but were rejected in a second and have concluded that it’s better to give 120 million for Fernandez instead, so Mikel Arteta and Edu remained as the only suitors. They just can’t keep their hands off Brighton’s players: Arsenal bid $75 million for Caicedo!Caicedo and his agent are pushing for this transfer to happen and hope that Brighton are actually just trying to extract as much money as possible because they know that the player is essential to Arsenal and that the London club have a lot of money to spend this winter. Mikel Arteta needs reinforcements in the heart of midfield alongside Xhaka and Thomas Partey as Elneny is injured and Albert Sambi Lokonga has not lived up to expectations. Caicedo is one of the key players in De Zerbi’s team, but the question is what impact he would have on the game if he remains unhappy at the club until the end of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_6978720##
