Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi says he’s planning for subsequent season with Moises Caicedo in his squad.
Chelsea have seen bids of £60m and £70m rejected this summer time as the edges put together to satisfy for a pre-season pleasant in Philadelphia on Saturday as a part of the Premier League’s model new Summer time Sequence.
Sources have informed CaughtOffside that Caicedo is “extraordinarily disenchanted” a transfer hasn’t occurred but however De Zerbi remains to be hoping to maintain the Ecuadorian midfielder on the membership.
“For the time being Moises is a Brighton participant,” he mentioned. “I spoke with [club owner] Tony Bloom and he informed me if the situations don’t change then Moises stays with us.
“I don’t know the way the scenario will finish. It’s a transparent scenario in the meanwhile. He stays with us till my proprietor adjustments his thoughts. I don’t know what is going to occur sooner or later, but when Moises leaves we’ve got to seek out the appropriate participant as a result of it’s tough to exchange a participant nearly as good as Moises.”
Caicedo solely not too long ago signed a brand new four-year extension in February with Brighton with an additional membership possibility of an extra 12 months. However these near Caicedo reveal in doing so he was verbally promised he might depart ought to an affordable supply arrive this summer time. Nonetheless, De Zerbi denies he personally gave such direct assurances.
“It’s not true,” he mentioned. “I’m the coach, not the proprietor or sporting director. In my work, I’m used to talking with my gamers each day, however I didn’t give my phrase for nothing.
“It’s a must to converse with Tony [Bloom] not with me [to see] if Moises desires to go away. He prolonged his contract in February and now we’re in July, so after 5 months I don’t know if he can change his thought. In case he desires to go away, and in case Tony sells him, we’ve got to seek out the very best participant for us.”
One complicating think about talks for Caicedo is Brighton need to signal Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill and have already seen a £30m bid rejected.
Chelsea’s stance is that Colwill shouldn’t be on the market, however Brighton nonetheless aren’t ruling out bringing the England U-21 worldwide again to the membership.
Colwill has had a one-on-one with new Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino to debate the season forward and is eager for immediate sport time to provide himself the very best probability of choice for Euro 2024 since England supervisor Gareth Southgate has made it clear he’s in his considering.
“I’m pleased with Levi as a result of he confirmed his high quality with the nationwide crew [at the U-21 Euros this summer] and I’m very pleased for him,” mentioned De Zerbi. “I like him however he isn’t our participant. And there are two questions. Not solely about Caicedo, but in addition about Colwill, and perhaps it may be [a swap].
“It’s not my work, the switch market. My work is to remain on the pitch and to organise my gamers. However in fact it’s higher to work with nice gamers and each are nice gamers.”
These near Caicedo hope face-to-face talks in Philadelphia happen between Brighton and Chelsea to resolve his future, however for now Chelsea haven’t positioned a 3rd bid and in the event that they do, they want to stick nearer to £80m than £100m.
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