De Zerbi proposes Colwill swap deal as Chelsea fail in Caicedo bids
Chelsea have seen multiple bids rising to £70million rejected over the last few weeks for the 21-year-old midfielder
They have up to now didn’t persuade Brighton proprietor Tony Bloom to promote the Ecuador worldwide who they worth at round £100m.
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De Zerbi outlined Brighton’s stance amid curiosity from Chelsea, who they face within the first Premier League Summer Series match in Philadelphia.
He stated: “At the moment Moises is a Brighton player. I spoke with Tony Bloom and he told me if the conditions don’t change, Moises stays with us.
“For me it should be great news because it is difficult to find another player like Moises.”
De Zerbi additionally denied there’s a verbal settlement to let his midfielder for a sure value, including: “It is not true. I am coach, not owner, I’m not a sporting director. I’m only a coach. Believe me, it is difficult to be a coach.”
As Chelsea chase Caicedo, Brighton are focused on Blues defender Levi Colwill following his succesful mortgage interval final season, although he’s at present considered not on the market by the west Londoners.
Brighton have already had a £30m bid rejected and De Zerbi, remarkably, proposed a swap deal throughout his press convention.
He continued: “There are two questions. Not only about Caicedo, also about Colwill, and maybe it can be [a swap].
“I would like to play with Caicedo and Colwill together but at the moment I can only speak about Caicedo as Colwill is not one of my players.”