Moises Caicedo has revealed why he wanted to join Arsenal in January and expressed his hope that the Gunners will end their near 20-year wait for the Premier League title. Despite Arsenal making several bids to sign him from Brighton, the Seagulls held firm and refused to part with the Ecuador international. Caicedo went public with his desire to leave the south coast club, but he insists he has no regrets about his now infamous Instagram statement. He is in awe of an Arsenal side who remain in contention to finish the season as champions, and when asked if he wanted them to pip City to the title, he said: ‘Of course. I hope so but let’s see.’
Caicedo was also coy on the prospect of leaving in the summer, just months after he signed a new contract in the wake of Brighton refusing him the opportunity of a dream move to north London. He said: ‘I’m sure I’m going to have many more opportunities. That’s why I continue to do things well. It was tough. At the beginning when I didn’t end up going, lots of people would make fun of me on Instagram. People treated me badly. I just want to have a really good season with Brighton now, to finish off the season well and play really well and then we’ll see what happens next season.’