Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that the club are "ready to go forward" without Moises Caicedo. The midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal and Chelsea throughout the January transfer window but the Seagulls have remained reluctant to sell.
Chelsea saw a bid worth £55million earlier in the window swiftly rejected before the Gunners themselves saw a £60m bid rebuffed on Friday, football.london understands. Caicedo's future has since become unclear after he released a statement admitting his desire to leave the club this winter.
"I am grateful to Mr. Bloom [the Seagulls owner] and Brighton for giving me the chance to come to the Premier League and I feel I have always done my best for them," the statement read. "I always play football with a smile and with heart.
