Arsenal see improved £70m offer for Brighton star Moises Caicedo REJECTED, despite Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi insisting the club was 'ready to go forward' without the Ecuadorian midfielder
- Arsenal have seen an improved offer up to £70m for Moises Caicedo rejected
- Brighton have been adamant they do not want to sell the Ecuadorian midfielder
- The Gunners' previous offer of £60m plus £5m in add-ons was knocked back
Arsenal have seen an improved offer for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo worth up to £70million rejected.
Having failed with their original offer of £60million on Friday, the Gunners then tabled a new bid worth £65m plus a further £5m in add-ons.
Prior to the new offer, Brighton were adamant they did not want to sell the Ecuadorian and their stance has not changed.
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Arsenal have seen an improved offer for Brighton's Moises Caicedo worth up to £70m rejected
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The news comes despite Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi (pictured) saying the club were 'ready to go forward' without the Ecuadorian midfielder
Sportsmail were first to reveal on Friday that the 21-year-old was desperate to force through a move to either Arsenal or Chelsea.
And on Friday night he took to social media pleading with Brighton to let him leave, then on Saturday he did not appear for training - though Brighton insist that was their decision.
Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi said Brighton are 'ready to go forward' without Caicedo, who was left out of their squad to face Liverpool on Sunday and has not trained since releasing a statement asking Brighton to let him go.
'I would like that he can finish the season with us but we are ready to go forward without him,' De Zerbi said following their FA Cup win against the Reds.
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It is understood Arsenal will consider walking away from the deal after the latest rebuff
'I can understand him because when you are 21, and you receive the request of a big, big team that are playing in Europe. I can understand... Caicedo is a very, very good guy.
'I was surprised (by his statement) but I can understand where it started. I don't know if you understand, but Moises is a good guy,' De Zerbi added before hinting that Caicedo had been influenced by those around him.
Arsenal are keen to add another midfielder this month following an injury to Mohamed Elneny.
However, it is understood they will consider walking away from a deal for Caicedo now this improved offer has failed.
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Brighton, without Caicedo in the squad, beat Liverpool 2-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon
Mikel Arteta's side have already signed Leandro Trossard from Brighton this month and De Zerbi suggested his side cannot lose Caicedo without signing reinforcements of their own.
'We need some players in some positions – I spoke a lot of time with (owner) Tony (Bloom) he knows very well my opinion because we are a good team but we can improve also from the transfer market.
We lost Trossard, if we lose also Caicedo it can be a problem for us. If we want to fight for Europe, or the maximum on the table. If we want to stay like this, we can. But I don't like.'
He added: 'If we don't lose Caicedo we are ready to fight. I am not angry to say my team can fight for Europe. The most important is the improvement. In the transfer window always you have the possibility to improve.'
But that is out of the manager's hands. 'It's already difficult for me to be a coach. To be coach and chairman should be too difficult,' De Zerbi joked.
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