{"id":10678,"date":"2023-01-27T16:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/27\/arsenal-have-60m-caicedo-bid-rejected-by-brighton\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:22:16","slug":"arsenal-have-60m-caicedo-bid-rejected-by-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/27\/arsenal-have-60m-caicedo-bid-rejected-by-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal have \u00a360m Caicedo bid rejected by Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ecuador international Moises Caicedo represented his country at the 2022 World Cup
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Brighton have rejected a \u00a360m bid from Arsenal for midfielder Moises Caicedo.<\/p>\n

The Premier League leaders are keen to strengthen their squad after Mohamed Elneny picked up an injury in training that could mean a lengthy lay-off.<\/p>\n

Arsenal already have a small squad and manager Mikel Arteta does not want to jeopardise his team\u2019s title challenge through a lack of numbers.<\/p>\n

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Brighton had reportedly already\u00a0turned down a \u00a355m bid\u00a0by Chelsea for 21-year-old Caicedo.<\/p>\n

The Seagulls sold Marc Cucurella to Chelsea in a deal worth \u00a360m, Yves Bissouma to Tottenham for \u00a325m plus add-ons and Neal Maupay to Everton for \u00a315m in the summer.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month,\u00a0Leandro Trossard left them to join to Arsenal\u00a0for an initial \u00a321m and Brighton do not have a financial reason to sell Caicedo.<\/p>\n

Given they are currently sixth in the table, with the potential to move to fifth if they win their two games in hand on Tottenham, they have no desire to sell the Ecuador international either.<\/p>\n

Caicedo has made 26 appearances in the Premier League, scoring twice and is under contract until 2025.<\/p>\n

Talks are, however, continuing and it is expected Arsenal will return with another offer but it remains to be seen whether Caicedo, who recently changed agents, will try to force his way out of the club before the window closes on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi told a news conference on Friday that the midfielder was \u201crelaxed\u201d and \u201cfocused only on Brighton.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Italian said: \u201cI spoke with him like a father, not like a coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope he can stay with us until the end of the season because for my idea\/my opinion, that\u2019s the best solution for him and for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am focused on Brighton,\u201d\u00a0Caicedo said recently.\u00a0\u201cI am here, I\u2019m playing every day. Things from outside don\u2019t trouble me, nor does it take that focus away because I\u2019m focused only on here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI handle [the speculation] well. You hear rumours here and there, but I only try to be focused on the club.\u201d<\/p>\n

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