Brighton inform Moises Caicedo and Chelsea of their transfer decision amid ongoing interest and offers from Chelsea FC
Brighton and Ecuadorian international Moises Caicedo (21) is continuing to be courted by Chelsea, who have already seen two bids - the first worth £70m and the second worth £80m - knocked back by the Seagulls.
The club are keen to avoid him making his agitations public and so have decided to communicate why they are not entertaining Chelsea's most recent offers but Caicedo has confirmed his desire to leave Brighton on several occasions this summer after refusing to join the Gunners last winter transfer window.
The seagulls value Caicedo at a similar amount to Declan Rice, who was signed by Arsenal from West Ham United for a British-record £105m transfer fee, and this has been explained to the player and his representatives.
Chelsea remain well determined in their pursuit of Caicedo and will continue their advances. They have already agreed a deal to sign Robert Sanchez from Brighton this window and the clubs are on good terms despite their ongoing grievances over Caicedo and Levi Colwill, who put pen to paper on a new six-year contract at Stamford Bridge this week.
Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi has insisted that the midfielder is going nowhere, during their pre-season game against the London Blues (Chelsea) in the United States of America this summer.
"It's a clear situation at the moment. [Caicedo] stays with us until my owner changes his mind," De Zerbi said.
[Roberto De Zerbi] said,"I don't know what can happen in the future, but if Moises leaves we have to find the right player because it's difficult to replace a player as good as Moises. We have to substitute him with a great player because this year we play in the Europa League unlike Chelsea.
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