Revealed: Brighton's INCREDIBLE asking price for Caicedo and Mac Allister

Stuart Telford

• 5 May 2023 16:56 BST
• 3 min read

Brighton pair Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister are in high demand this summer, but they won't come cheap.

Brighton have been fielding strong interest from throughout the Premier League in their star midfielders Caicedo and Mac Allister since last summer.

The Seagulls turned down a £70 million bid from Arsenal for Caicedo in January, while enquiries for Mac Allister went through the roof after he helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar last winter.

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Brighton are on sure financial footing - Marc Cucurella and Graham Potter have been moved on as the most expensive left-back and manager of all time respectively in the last year - and they won't be lowballed this time.

At least £70m EACH

"Brighton will expect offers well in excess of the £70m turned down for Moises Caicedo in January to sanction his exit, and that of Alexis Mac Allister this summer," reports Sky Sports' Melissa Reddy.

"The players are both on long contracts, which are not thought to include release clauses as CEO Paul Barber has revealed the club avoids them."

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Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool could afford one at that price, if not both, but Brighton could find themselves at least £150m better off this summer if they cash in on both players.

Arsenal were reportedly rebuffed for Caicedo partly because their bid came so late in the most recent transfer window that Brighton didn't have time to replace him.

But with Scotland international Billy Gilmour looking resurgent at the Amex and Liverpool's James Milner on the cusp of agreeing a move to the south coast on a free transfer, the parameters might be different this time around.

Caicedo and Mac Allister are valued at €30.1m (£26.3m) and €33.2m (£28.9m) respectively per FootballTransfers' in-house algorithm, but Brighton's string bargaining position will drive up their fees.