Moises Caicedo has confirmed he wants to leave Brighton & Hove Albion in an open letter on his Instagram page after Brighton rejected a £60m bid from Arsenal on Friday.
Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi told a news conference on Friday that the midfielder was “relaxed” and “focused only on Brighton”.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was asked about Caicedo following his side’s FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Manchester City but refused to discuss the player.
Given they are currently sixth in the table, with the potential to move to fifth if they win their two games in hand on Tottenham, Brighton have no desire to sell the player, having also reportedly turned down a £55m bid by Chelsea.
The Seagulls sold Marc Cucurella to Chelsea in a deal worth £60m, Yves Bissouma to Tottenham for £25m plus add-ons and Neal Maupay to Everton for £15m in the summer.
Earlier this month, Leandro Trossard left them to join to Arsenal for an initial £21m.