Moises Caicedo: Brighton reject £70m Chelsea bid for Ecuador midfielder

Caicedo helped Brighton decorativeness sixth successful the Premier League past season

Brighton person rejected a 2nd Chelsea bid, believed to beryllium astir £70m, for midfielder Moises Caicedo.

Brighton refused and Caicedo subsequently signed a caller declaration successful March that runs to 2027.

However, helium remains of immense involvement to a fig of Premier League clubs, with Chelsea astir keen to motion the 21-year-old.

Chelsea are scheduled to conscionable Brighton successful the opening crippled of the Premier League's six-team pre-season tourney successful Philadelphia connected Saturday.

Caicedo volition question to the US nonstop from Ecuador having been fixed other clip off, portion Brighton's squad volition alert retired connected Tuesday.

He joined Brighton from Ecuadorian broadside Independiente del Valle for a reported £4.5m successful February 2021 but did not play that season.

Caicedo spent the archetypal fractional of the 2021-22 play connected indebtedness with Beerschot successful Belgium earlier Brighton recalled him successful January 2022.

He made his Premier League debut successful April 2022 and has played 53 times for Brighton, scoring twice.

Caicedo helped Brighton decorativeness sixth successful the Premier League past play arsenic they secured a Europa League group-stage spot.

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