Arsenal has been handed a small blow in their bid to add Moises Caicedo to their squad at the end of this season.
The Brighton man was a subject of serious interest from the Gunners in January and he tried to force through a move to the Emirates.
However, the Seagulls stood firm in their decision to keep him and the Gunners temporarily withdrew their interest.
They are expected to return for him at the end of this campaign, but will he use them as a stepping stone to his dream club?
While he wanted to move to Arsenal in January, it does not seem the Gunners are his ultimate destination after the Ecuadorian admitted his dream club is Real Madrid.
He said, as quoted by The Sun:
“I like Real Madrid. It has always been my dream to play for Real Madrid.
“I’m doing things very well now, so why not join Real Madrid one day and win the Champions League? That is my biggest dream.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Caicedo remains a top option for us and his admission about his dream club changes nothing.
If he is good enough to play for us, then we should push to add him to the group regardless of what he says about Real Madrid.
When he moves to the Emirates, he would realise Arsenal is one of the world’s biggest clubs.
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A kid with a staggeringly high ceiling, his comments about Real Madrid may have been taken out of context.
Caicedo who was very impressIve for Brighton today,would be an ideal acquisition for Arsenal.He has all the attributes needed for a central midfielder, with excellent ball skills,passing ability, pace ,energy and awareness.While he is used more or less, as a DM for Brighton he would be equally effective in a box to box role would love to see him in a red shirt next season.
None of us should be at all surprised, nor feel insulted on our clubs behalf, just because this young player has told of his dream to play for Real Madrid.
Unlike us all on JA, he is not a Gooner and there is no reason at all for him to feel any affection towards a rival club of his own Brighton.
Like Grandad above, I rate him highly and would love to see him at Arsenal.
But to expect him to WANT to play for us is simply not being realistic
I wanted to play for Charlton Athletic but I am an Arsenal fan… does that make me bad?
Also, wasn’t Owen, Gerrard and Carragher Everton fans… that didn’t turn out too badly?