Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo has signed a new deal until eventually 2027 with a club choice for a different year.
The 21-yr-aged Ecuador international had requested to leave the club in the January transfer window with multiple bids from Arsenal.
But Brighton rejected the presents, reportedly really worth £70m, and Caicedo experienced to get time off till the close of the window.
“This is superb news,” said Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi.
“For the club, our lovers, for me and most importantly for Moises. It will make us more robust as we move forward in direction of our targets on the pitch.”
Caicedo joined Brighton in 2021 from Independiente del Valle and designed his debut versus Tottenham in the 2022 FA Cup.
He did specific a drive to leave as the transfer desire turned general public.
He posted a concept on social media in January that claimed: “I am proud to be equipped to carry in a record transfer payment for Brighton which would allow them to reinvest it and enable the club go on to be thriving.
“The enthusiasts have taken me into their hearts and they will constantly be in my coronary heart, so I hope they can have an understanding of why I want to consider up this superb chance.”
Obtaining now modified his thoughts and dedicated his upcoming to Brighton, the statistics propose why the club wished to hold Caicedo.
Considering the fact that generating his whole Premier League debut from Arsenal in 2022, Brighton have received 15 of the 29 league video games that he has played in.
The news will improve the eighth-placed Seagulls for Saturday’s property league game with West Ham.
