‘If I had spoken with him, I would have told him not to post’: Moises Caicedo’s Ecuador team-mate Enner Valencia disagrees with wantaway Brighton star’s social media tactics, as he insists he should’ve spoken ‘in-house with the club’ over desire to leave
Enner Valencia claims his fellow Ecuador international Moises Caicedo should not have written the Instagram post which signalled he was leaving Brighton.
The Seagulls star has attracted interest from a host of clubs across Europe including Arsenal and Chelsea during the transfer window, with the Gunners having a £70million bid rejected.
Brighton have rejected numerous bids as they are keen to keep hold of the midfielder and have insisted that he cannot leave for less than the asking price of £80m.
Enner Valencia claims his Ecuador team-mate Moises Caicedo should not have written the Instagram post, begging to leave Brighton
The Seagulls star has attracted interest from a host of clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea
The 21-year-old, however, tried to take matters into his own hands by posting a message on his Instagram account on Friday evening, begging the Seagulls to let him leave.
Valencia, who played with Caicedo for Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup, said if he had spoken to the midfielder he would have advised him to not write the message.
The Fenerbahce told DeUnaSF: ‘If I had spoken with him, I would have told him not to post what he posted on Instagram.
‘If he wants to leave, he could discuss that with in-house with the club.’
Valencia said if he had spoken to Caicedo, he would have advised him to not write the message
Valencia’s comments came when questioned about Caicedo’s actions after attempting to force a move away from the Amex in January.
His post read: ‘I am grateful to Mr Bloom and Brighton for giving me the chance to come to the Premier League and I feel I have always done my best…