After a transfer market full of controversy in which the name of moises caicedo was on the cover of all the newspapers, the CEO of BrightonPaul Barber, He confessed his point of view about the situation of the Ecuadorian midfielder. In addition to showering him with praise, the highest authority of the Seagulls put a price on the wheel of the moment.
Barber is one of those responsible for the great present that Brighton is going through, Being a participant in the assembly of the team, together with the choice of the coaches that the club had. Today the Sussexes are struggling to enter a European competition, while they are still alive in the FA Cup, which shows that your CEO has done things right.
And among his good decisions appears the purchase of Moisés Caicedo, who arrived in 2021 for a value of five million euros and this transfer market was requested by the best clubs in the league. In an interview with The Beautiful Game Podcast, Brighton’s highest authority He explained the reasons for his position before what was the novel of the transfer market with Caicedo.
They were looking for Niño Moi Arsenal and the Chelsea. At some point Liverpool had been interested, but at the end of the European winter those in London were the most advanced. Although it was never officially confirmed, The Gunners reportedly offered £70m to keep the tricolor, a figure with which it seemed that they were taking it away. But from Brighton they said no, and now Paul Barber explained why…
“That figure would have been enough only if they wanted half the player! Jokes aside, we never give numbers. It always amuses us when we see numbers in the media because they didn’t come from us”, the club CEO released, half jokingly half seriously, knowing that the club expects a figure of more than 100 million pounds for Moi.
However, the sale of the former Independiente del Valle was not only for economic reasons. Barber also contemplated the sporty: “Selling him in February didn’t make sense because he was one of our best players.We’re in a good position in the league, we’re still in the FA Cup and we still have a lot of football to play to get our best Premier League record ever.”
With the argument of wanting to take care of the player, Barber expressed: “He is also a young player who is learning. He is far from his countryWe have the responsibility to do what’s best for him, and we felt that he should stay with us at least until the end of the season.”
Finally, the director praised Moisés while referring to the club’s current coach: “We have no desire to see Roberto De Zerbi go anywhere for some time. But De Zerbi is a talented coach, who, like Caicedo, can become whatever he wants to become.”
Victory in FA Cup and semis
The FA Cup quarter-finals were played this weekend with Brighton hosting Grimsby Townteam that plays in the fourth division of England. The Seagulls thrashed 5-0 and Moisés Caicedo was the starter. Through a lottery, it was determined that De Zerbi’s team will have to face the Manchester Utd in the semi final.
Logically, Moi summoned to the Selection
Félix Sánchez Bas presented his first squad list since he was in charge of the Ecuador team. Obviously Moisés Caicedo could not be absent, and he will be present in the friendlies that La Tri will face against Australia on March 24 and 28.
