Chelsea have competition! Brighton reject huge £80m bid for top Blues target Moises Caicedo from unnamed club

Brighton have rejected a huge offer for Chelsea target Moises Caicedo from an unnamed rival club.

According to The Athletic, the bid is worth northwards of Chelsea's latest £80 million ($102m) proposal for the midfielder, but it has still been knocked back by the Seagulls.

Brighton value the 21-year-old at at least £100m ($217m), with the £105m ($133m) Arsenal paid West Ham for Declan Rice earlier this summer serving as a marker.

Chelsea are locked in gruelling negotiations with the south coast club, although they are still believed to be short of their asking price despite seeing their most recent bid rejected, and that has led them to look at alternatives. The Blues are unbeaten so far under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino and complete their US tour against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night in Chicago.