Chelsea have had an offer of £80 million ($102.2m) for midfielder Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton, sources have told ESPN.
The west London club have previously had two offers rejected for the 21-year-old, who are holding out for their valuation of over £100m.
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New Chelsea head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, is keen to bolster his midfield options after Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all left the club earlier in the transfer window.
Caicedo’s performances since arriving at the south coast club from Independiente del Valle in 2021 have made him one of the most in demand midfielders in the country — Arsenal also had an offer of more than £60m rejected by Brighton in January.
After a brief stand off with the club over the failed transfer, the Ecuador international subsequently signed a new contract with Brighton in March that runs until 2027.
