Brighton has asked Arsenal target Moises Caicedo to stay away from training until the 2nd of February, when the transfer window would have closed.
The midfielder has emerged as a target for the Gunners in the last few days and they had a bid worth around £60 million turned down by the Seagulls, who are looking for £80 million to sell the Ecuadorian.
Arsenal is battling Chelsea to add him to their squad, but Brighton insists he is not for sale unless their asking price is met and has now taken more serious action.
The midfielder had put out an emotional plea asking them to accept the record offers for his signature, giving reasons for wanting a step up.
However, Brighton isn’t falling for it and has now banned him from their training ground until the start of next month, as reported by The Daily Mail.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Caicedo would be a terrific addition to our squad as we look to add some depth to our midfield and it is sad that Brighton is denying him a move.
We now have to consider if it is worth making an improved offer for him as he is one of the best men in his position in the league right now.
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What’s this João Félix 2.0? Oh no that would be Mudryk. Pay the money and get the guy before u p**s me off.
The guy would be a special addition for sure but that Brighton wants a silly £90 million ……….
we should should have learnt our lesson to stay away from these drama-filled transfers. It’s never been our thing and we’ll always be second best with them.
If arsenal wins the epl then no one would bother if he was signed for even 200m. Take the Gamble and sign him up edu…
Austin You appear to be saying that KSE should agree to pay up to £200million for CAICEDO. Are you for real?
I think Stan Kroenke “WOULD bother” even though you don’t think that. In fact, I am not sure you THINK much at all.
Jon fox I am only saying that regardless of how much is been paid for caicedo as long as he provides adequate cover for partey which in all honesty he can! And help arsenal win the epl which is likely, then everyone one will forget he was expensive in the first place
He is not worth 50m pounds. This is ridiculous. We should not be desperate. There are cheaper options out there who could do a good job.
This was a player Brighton bought for 5m pounds.
Other Options
Onana
Tielemans
Rabbiot
We can even look at the championship for a loan deal
£90M is very excessive to say the least but if Arteta really believes he is the heir to Partey and can play alongside him too re The UKAthletic article then go for it. He is 21, so he could be here for a very long time and will develop into a great player.
I would be surprised if Partey is available for our next two fixtures at the very least so we need someone who can come straight into the side and be up to speed and Caicedo fits the bill.
90m pounds for a 21 year old DM who plays for Brighton?
Are you for real?
What has he won? What is the re sale value?
What if he picks up injury?
What if he does not live up to the hype?
We will find it very difficult to move him on.
Some said similar things about Ben White from Brighton but look how brilliant he has turned out to be.
Sadly the only hypothetical you
and every Arsenal fan across the
globe SHOULD be concerned
with atm is WHEN TP will find
his inevitable next visit to the
treatment room. Thankfully the
rib discomfort he experienced
against City isn’t anything
serious but for MA and EDU to
roll the dice on a possible EPL
title based on the Ghanian
remaining fit thre rest of the
season is ludicrous and amount
to gross negligence.
Arsenal have the money and it
appears Brighton would sell if
there evaluation, whether inflated
or not is met.
Sorry mate, the likes of Rabiot,
Tielemans, Sambi, etc are not
the answer.
You do want to win the Title
correct?
I don’t understand why clubs stand on the way of players wanting to move on. The contract doesn’t forbid a move, players have a personal preference in terms of club to join but clubs and agents sometimes swing it to their side in arrant disregarded for the player’s interest. We witnessed what happened to Mudryk when he wanted to join Arsenal but eventually went to Chelsea over tiny detail that benefits only Shakhtar and not the player. Sad.
I agree but you can’t wait for the last week of the window to make a bid especially when you had a month to do it.it doesn’t give Brighton much time to find a replacement and it unsettles the player. I’m sure that you wouldn’t like if it happened to us,as it was done many times in the past?
Confirmed Thomas partey is ok and fit to face Everton next weekend.
Where did you confirm this please?
It’s all over the news akin depending on which tabloid you read
Good news. Unless his rib was broken, I didn’t think there was any injury that would prevent him from playing.
Sorry to pour cold water on the possible acquisition of Caicedo, but having watched him for Brighton on numerous occasions, I just cannot see what all the fuss is about.Not physically imposing, not a great passer, rarely scores ,On the upside, he is fairly quick,tenacious in the tackle and has good positional sense.Some Arsenal fans, myself included thought we paid a heafty premium for Ben White who has proved to be a very good signing but to offer more than 50m for the Ecuadorian is to me over the top.He is not in the same league as Partey and I very much doubt if he ever will be.
While I don’t watch Brighton and really don’t know much about him save from YouTube videos I watched earlier in the season which I found rather impressive, I wish to let you know that you’re making me unhappy by giving the feeling that we’re not getting a good player and that makes me feel like punching your nose
@Grandad seems youve not been paying attention to Brighton’ games. Anyone who’s watched Brighton would understand all the hype. He’s a progressive passer, very strong, excellent positional sense, tops EPL in 50/50 tackles, all that at 21! I’d pay the 80 mil and not have to worry about the position for the next 10 years! Simple really.
I don’t agree with your assessment of the player (he’s more of a box to box “shuttler” than a holding DM like partey, but i think he has the skillset to play there and do very well), but must admit you definitely have a point about his valuation. It’s getting crazy now.
The difference with Ben White is that there wasn’t really much buzz around him. He wasn’t someone who was being talked about as the next big thing, so the 50m price tag seemed over the top. With caicedo, we’ve seen him have a major impact on some big games, particular earlier in the season, so it’s understandable that they’d be looking for a lot of money – still, 80m is a huge amount…
Interesting reports today, some in relatively reliable sources:
Arsenal set to go back with another bid for Caicedo (Telegraph).
Real Madrid not bidding for Rice because he’s decided to join Arsenal in the summer (Spanish press).
Martinelli has signed a new contract that wil more than double his salary (Sun).
Arsenal has rejected a £7m bid for Lokonga (not really news, but according to the latest French press reports that’s only because we’re currently light in midfield, so maybe if a signing is made in the next couple of days we’d let him go?).
I don’t think Madrid was ever interested in Rice. They’ve got Tchouameni