Arsenal has tabled an improved offer to Brighton for the signature of Moises Caicedo as the Gunners seek to complete the transfer.
The midfielder has emerged as their main target in this transfer window and has been the subject of a huge bid for Mikel Arteta’s side already.
However, Brighton insists he is not for sale and rejected an offer worth around £60m for the Ecuadorian.
A report in the Daily Mail reveals the new offer is worth around £70m, £60m plus £10m in add-ons.
The Gunners hope this will be enough to finally get their man. However, the Seagulls could reject the offer.
They have made it clear they want at least £80m for a player they signed in 2021.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Caicedo is not the first player we are signing from Brighton, so we already know what it means to poach anyone from the Seagulls.
Losing a key man in January is not something many clubs like to do and Brighton knows they will struggle to find a replacement for the midfielder this month.
Arsenal must splash the cash to add him to their squad, but is he worth as much as £80m?
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80 million pounds for him is just okay, he is still young.
80m is sheer madness.
Agree Grandad, somewhat like the ludicrous salaries paid to the players with their “short” careers!
You’re right but 99% of transfers in this day and age are, we are not always going to sign bargains like Martinelli for £6M and if we want to compete with the likes of Man City etc spending big money is necessary (not always but sometimes)
It’s not madness. Man United spent 70m pounds on caseimero who has less than 5 years to play at the top level, caceido has more than 10 years to play at the top level.
Yes but Caseimiro is a proven, experienced player,with a winner mentality.he was not much of a gamble and he’s proved it.he has transformed Utd straight away.now if you look at Cucurella,Bissouma.. recently sold by Brighton,they’ve been struggling to make the step up at Chelsea spuds.
How is 80 mil “madness” when the player in question is only 21? You’re thinking “NOW” majority of us are thinking that’s a problem solved for 8 yrs plus!!! Trust me, four years from now, these amounts will look like bargains. We need to be smart by spending whatever we can if the player is a perfect match for our system. These kids will be worth 200m in the near future.
I think Brighton will sell eventually. There are many reasons why they should.
* They may not have this kind of offer for Caicedo again, certainly not this summer
* They are not facing any relegation worries, neither do I think they will be fighting for Europe
* They showed today against Liverpool that they can do without him
So why would they pass a good opportunity to make good money?
I wonder!
I wouldn’t put it beyond the realms of possibility that Brighton have already agreed to sell him to us. Whether that is for £60M or a higher 2nd offer that was made but is not out in the media yet. When you break down Caicedo’s post and look at some of the key wording, you could argue that it sounds more like a farewell letter to the fans rather than a plea for the club to let him leave. Maybe his agents jumped the gun when the club didn’t want anything announced yet until they get a replacement in, Haidara? I remember last summer Cucurella was apparently not for sell before inadvertently moving to Chelsea for record fee for Brighton.🤷🏽♂️
Mmmm…. remember Mudryk?
Yes I do but very different circumstances surrounding this transfer in comparison to the Mudryk circus. I’ll give you some examples, Mudryk was all over social media posting frequently whereas we have seen one statement from Caicedo and that’s it.
Something very important to point out is the structure of the deal Chelsea agreed with Shakhtar, amortized the payments over Mudryk’s 8 year contract. Now the 55M verbal offer Chelsea made to Brighton was using the same method which Brighton rejected however our £60M offer is fixed rate upfront, that tells me Chelsea don’t have a lot left to spend after already splashing countlessly and as of now they are still in for Enzo Fernandes who is believe that Sporting Lisbon would accept spread payments as long as Chelsea activate the release. That is why I’m more confident we are not under threat from a hijack but who knows.
Nice point bro
Seems silly money again, difficult to know what to wish for here.
I’m still not convinced he’s a replacement/cover for Partey though I’m not sure there’s a player who is a version of Partey.
With that legal business still lurking in the background, who knows wha the club may need to do in the transfer window that we’re not even aware of?
But Brighton showed that they can play without Caicedo today. Brighton’s a very well-run club so I feel very sorry for its fans who see the club consistently pillaged and their squad gutted by other clubs with more money.
I just think for that much money why not go out and get Rice for a bit more. Put a big bid in and go for it now. West ham can buy Caciedo with the money they get for Rice. And Chelski-dolphins can do one.
£60 million was excessive already and now we’ve put up another 10 to it??
So have we made ourselves part of this culture of buying trophies like Chelsea and ManU have sold their souls to??
I can’t believe Arsenal is literally buying the 2022/23 Premier League championship 💔🤦♂️❗
Couldn’t have put it any better myself.
I am not sure that I entirely agree, as the club have hardly done what Chelsea have done so far this season which is to go into the transfer market like whirling dervishes.
Everyone who posts says that we have to upgrade positions in this window or our efforts to win the league may well falter.
Which club hasn’t ‘bought the League’ except Liecester?
How are they buying the pl championship? They’ve smashed the first half of the season thanks to an incredible manager and young talent that has taken years to has to this point. Every non-arsenal fan is so desperately trying to undermine their hard work and the success they’ve earnt, not bought.
Arsenal should just go for this player No body prays for any of the midfielder to be injured but this is not avoidable. Where do we go to look for another midfielder after the winter window closes? Arsenal should pay the 80 million pounds if they believe that Caceido is what they wanted. They should consider the fact that Thomas Partey is an injury prone player. He could have injury anytime.
the signing would be a good one we love to see the young man playing for the gunner with impresing skils at just 21 but i dnt thnk the board is ready to spend the all that if this bid is rejected
Why not just put more money in and go straight for Rice? If he’s seriously our No1 target. Let West Ham pay for Casiedo and a couple others with that money.. And the Chelsea 49ers can do one
The 80M dollar midfielder, Moises Caicedo.
A few tidbits:
80M is 60M more than our bid last window for Doulas Luiz, 55M more than the market value of Tielemans – other competent alternatives.
80M is just 8M more than the club record fee for Pepe.
On top of that, the lovable and ambitious Caicedo wouldn’t even make our starting 11.
One thing for sure, the player deserves to be paid more than the measly 3K a week, as reported by various sources.
Our back is against the wall so pay the £70/80 mil and get it over the line.
The thing is am just a little nervous as Chelsea silence is deafening .
I honestly feel we no longer need to worry about Chelsea. They have already spent a lot in this transfer window, I’m not sure they can afford Caicedo as Brighton want the money upfront which we are willing to do and that’s why I believe they are pursuing the Enzo deal because it seems Benfica will allow staggered payments as long as they agree to pay the £120M release clause.