Midfielder was left out of Brighton’s squad for pre-season friendly with Rayo Vallecano
Chelsea are preparing their latest bid for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, their top summer transfer target, and remain intent on signing him before the start of the league season.
Chelsea have had multiple bids rejected for Caicedo this summer, the latest of which is understood to have been worth £80 million, but have not given up hope of bringing the 21-year-old to Stamford Bridge.
Caicedo, who is valued at £100 million by Brighton, was not included in Roberto De Zerbi’s squad for their friendly match against Spanish side Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
The ongoing interest from Chelsea in Caicedo comes as Brighton edge closer to completing a club-record move for Ajax attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus.