Moises Caicedo ‘wants to leave Brighton and join Chelsea’ as star misses Seagulls friendly against Rayo Vallecano

MOISES CAICEDO wants to leave Brighton amid interest from Chelsea, according to reports.

The Blues have been tracking the midfielder all summer but are yet to match Brighton’s asking price.

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And now the player has taken matters into his own hands after refusing to play in the pre-season friendly against Real Vallecano, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Brighton said Caicedo missed out due to a hamstring injury but Romano claims the Ecuadorian has made it clear he wants to leave.

Caicedo, 21, has already agreed personal terms with Chelsea having seen a previous transfer move to Arsenal collapse last January.

The Seagulls are still holding out for £100million with Chelsea set to submit a fourth offer around £10m shy of that valuation.

The West Londoners have also been boosted by Roberto De Zerbi’s admission that Caicedo could leave the club.

The Brighton boss said: “I don’t know [if he’ll be back in training tomorrow].

“If Moises leaves, we will find another important player.

“And if Moises stays, I will be happy for us, for the team, for the club. But it’s not my problem now.

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“If Moises leaves, we will bring another player in.

“We are Brighton, and under our policy there is the possibility to lose some players at the end of the season.

“It was the same for [Alexis] Mac Allister and [Levi] Colwill.”

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