Moises Caicedo drops huge hint he will join Chelsea in summer transfer as Brighton fight to keep hold of star

MOISES CAICEDO has dropped a huge hint he will join Chelsea this summer.

That’s by removing Brighton from his bio section on Instagram.

Caicedo, 21, is a major target for Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino this summer.

The Ecuador international has become one of the Premier League’s top midfielders after just one full season of action.

And he is now keen on making the next step by swapping the Amex for Stamford Bridge.

However, Brighton are playing hardball over Caicedo’s future, despite promising him a summer exit after rejecting bids from Arsenal in January.

Chelsea have already had two offers turned down this month, with the latest worth £70million.

Brighton value Caicedo at over £100m, and are using Declan Rice’s £105m move from West Ham to Arsenal as a guide.

Caicedo is said to be unhappy with the Seagulls’ stance.

And he now appears to have made his feelings known to a wider audience after removing the word ‘Brighton’ from his Instagram bio.

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But manager Roberto De Zerbi insists his star man is going nowhere unless chairman Tony Bloom’s asking price is met.

The Italian left Caicedo out of Brighton’s 4-3 pre-season friendly defeat to the Blues on Saturday.

De Zerbi said: “The situation is very clear. At the moment Moises is a Brighton player.

“I spoke with Tony 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.

“If Moises leaves we have to find another player of the same level because we deserve to play the next season with the same level of midfielder.

“Moises is a great player, a big player, but he has to know he is playing for Brighton and give his best to Brighton, not anyone else.”

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