Arsenal's £60million bid for Moises Caicedo has been rejected football.london understands. The Gunners submitted a proposal for the Ecuadorian international to Brighton, but is thought that the Seagulls rejected the approach promptly.
Brighton are of the position that they do not want to sell Caicedo this January. Roberto De Zerbi's side have an opportunity to qualify for Europe this season, and are wary of leaving themselves short by selling Caicedo. The Seagulls are said to have had an approach for RB Leipzig's Amadou Haidara rejected already this window, according to recent reports, and unless they bring somebody in, it's difficult to see them dropping their asking price, which is believed to be north of £75million as things stand.
Mikel Arteta revealed to football.london on Wednesday that Arsenal are in the market to bring in a midfielder before the January transfer window shuts on Tuesday amid concerns over Mohamed Elneny's fitness. "Well, we need some more cover in midfield ideally if we can. In this market it’s pretty complicated to do that," the Spaniard said. "The most important thing is that we get the performances and the time on the pitch that we need with the players we have available today that are already really good."
