Caicedo admits 'nobody would say no' to Chelsea transfer
Suraj Radia
- 15 Sept 2022 19:18 BST
- 3 min read
Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo has revealed he would be willing to reunite with Graham Potter at Chelsea after admitting that ‘no-one would turn down that offer’.
The Ecuadorian was being chased in the summer by Liverpool and Manchester United as well as Chelsea but Brighton were unwilling to sell their star man.
Potter left Brighton for Chelsea just days after the transfer window closed and Caicedo was full of praise for the man who brought him to England and admitted he still wanted the 47-year-old as his manager.
Speaking to Argentine outlet Ole, Caicedo said: “Right now I'm very focused on Brighton and the World Cup. I want to have a great World Cup and then we'll see what happens.
“I think they are one of the best teams in the world and no one would turn down an offer from Chelsea or any other club like that. It is a dream to be in the best teams in the world and succeed there.
“I am very grateful to Potter and his coaching staff because they gave me the opportunity to show myself,” Caicedo added. “It made me very sad now that he left for Chelsea, because he helped me a lot and I wanted to continue having him as a coach.
“But that's football. You never know: today you can be here and tomorrow somewhere else, that's the job of a footballer and a coach.
“In Brighton he worked very well and people love him very much. I am very happy for him and for the great opportunity that was presented to him.”
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Addressing the rumours that followed him in the summer, Caicedo insisted he was focused on his football but admitted he would have considered any proposals given to him.
“I saw rumors and things like that, but I was working on my team,” Caicedo said. “I didn't want anything to take me out of my job, I let my agent handle everything.
“I was very calm, focused only on Brighton and did not know if there were other proposals or not. If there was any proposal I would have thought about it a lot, but I am very happy here in Brighton and doing things very well.”
Brighton don't want to lose Potter and Caicedo to Chelsea in the same season. 👀https://t.co/SVDUSlr8Pq
— Football Transfers (@Transfersdotcom) September 11, 2022
Caicedo also revealed his ambition of winning the Premier League and becoming the most decorated Ecuadorian player of all time.
“I like to win titles and it would be a dream to win the Premier League: that is why I have come here, not only to compete, but to win titles.
"I want to be the Ecuadorian who has won the most titles in his career. I am working very hard for it and I want to achieve it.”
