{"id":621528,"date":"2023-01-27T06:40:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T11:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621528"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:57:58","slug":"arsenal-bid-for-moises-caicedo-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/27\/arsenal-bid-for-moises-caicedo-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal\u2019s Bid for Chelsea and Liverpool \u2018Monster\u2019 Target Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton and Hove Albion have rejected a bid of \u00a360 million from Arsenal for defensive midfielder, Moises Caicedo.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1618926805888663553\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano earlier reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that Arsenal submitted an official bid for the Ecuadorian after Chelsea had a verbal proposal rejected. The North London side&#8217;s busy month of recruitment continues as they aim to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/points-arsenal-win-the-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">win their first league title in 19 years<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal\u2019s \u00a360 Million Bid for Moises Caicedo Rejected by Brighton<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More on Moises Caicedo and Arsenal exclusive story \u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> bid: \u00a360m fixed fee, no add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>\u26d4\ufe0f Brighton rejected \u00a355m bid from Chelsea, they want to keep Moises.<\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f Caicedo has new agents \u2014 he told Brighton he\u2019d \u201clove to take the opportunity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjaeQdMhef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/RjaeQdMhef<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aBvuAva6PW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aBvuAva6PW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1618948302258700288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Gunners\u2019 Acquisitions in the January Transfer Window<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side have added some depth across the forward and defensive lines in the winter transfer window. Moises Caicedo&#8217;s former teammate at Brighton,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/19\/leandro-trossard-arsenal-romano-medical\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leandro Trossard, made the switch to The Emirates Stadium<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0a little over a week ago.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/arsenal-announce-signing-jakub-kiwior\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Polish international, Jakub Kiwior was also acquired<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Serie A club Spezia, for a fee of \u00a317.5 Million. As Arsenal sit 5 points above Manchester City in the Premier League table, they are looking to shore up in positions across the field to maintain their advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/25\/arsenal-key-decision-ivan-fresneda\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano \u2013 Arsenal Must Act Fast to Beat Borussia Dortmund to Spanish \u2018Wonderkid\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal&#8217;s Midfield Depth<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While Thomas Partey has played a starring role in The Gunners&#8217; success this season, an injury to the Ghanaian midfield maestro could put a dent in the club&#8217;s championship aspirations. With\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/news\/arsenal-injury-news-man-city-26073635\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mohammed Elneny going down with an injury in training this week<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Arsenal have been left a little thin in the midfield department. This has further necessitated the need to sign another midfielder in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"xtM6PrpaShFT9V0ZY5QP3A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1246107435\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xtM6PrpaShFT9V0ZY5QP3A',sig:'WtYVSEeuRrHpRF2wcplshzWtrWuqe69GdjwzbCG3U_E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1246107435',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Stand Firm Despite Interest in Moises Caicedo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Amidst interest from Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal for the 21-year-old, The Seagulls insist that they want to keep him. They also rejected an earlier fee of \u00a355 million from The Blues, who are looking to climb out of the mid-table mire they currently find themselves. Caicedo\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-moises-caicedo\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who recently changed his agents<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has told Brighton that he would &#8220;love to take the new opportunity&#8221; and is also ready to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiMokbel81_DM\/status\/1618948415664312320\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">force through a move this January<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to Arsenal or Chelsea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/27\/brighton-bid-mykola-matviyenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Have Two Bids Rejected For \u00a326 Million-Rated Central Defender<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caicedo has caught the eye of many a club in Europe following his performances in the recently concluded World Cup. He possesses incredible box-to-box mobility to get up and down the pitch and also is capable of scoring long-range goals. Out of possession is where the youngster truly shines, as a tough-tackling defensive &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CheGiaevara\/status\/1556274197357383680\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monster<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Ecuadorian would undoubtedly improve the midfield of any team he walks into. Whether he leaves Brighton within the next week, however, remains a question.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton and Hove Albion have rejected a bid of \u00a360 million from Arsenal for defensive midfielder, Moises Caicedo.\u00a0Fabrizio Romano earlier reported\u00a0that Arsenal submitted an official bid for the Ecuadorian after Chelsea had a verbal proposal rejected. The North London side&#8217;s busy month of recruitment continues as they aim to\u00a0win their first league title in 19 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":621557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1265,3,7188],"tags":[3190,7475],"class_list":["post-621528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-brighton-and-hove-albion","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-moises-caicedo"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}