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Arsenal saw two bids for the Ecuador international rejected in January (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea want to sign Moises Caicedo despite his Brighton contract extension with Manchester United and Liverpool also keen, according to reports.

Arsenal saw two bids for the Ecuador international rejected in the final days of the January transfer window with Brighton adamant he was not for sale after losing Leandro Trossard to the Gunners as Caicedo recently penned a new deal.

But despite the Seagulls getting the 21-year-old midfielder to agree to sign a contract until 2027 with the option of a further year, it will not stop Chelsea, United and Liverpool from trying to sign him in the summer transfer window.

That’s according to The Telegraph who report that all three Premier League clubs are keen on bringing in Caicedo – who would cost well above £70m – which is what Arsenal offered in January and was turned down by Brighton.

Caicedo’s agent said last month that the player was denied the ‘the dream of his whole life’ after the Seagulls refused to let him head to the Emirates.

‘The offers were received, you see what is on the table and Moises says that he wants to go forward, that it is the dream of his whole life,’ Sierra told Marca90Ec, via Olé and Sport Witness. ‘That it is an opportunity that may not be repeated.’

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, speaking to the Seagulls’ website after Caicedo penned his extension, said: ‘This is a fantastic news for the club, our fans, for me and most importantly for Moises.

‘It will make us stronger as we move forward towards our targets on the pitch.’

Caicedo joined Brighton in 2021 from Independiente del Valle and has made a total of 36 appearances for the south coast club.

Brighton have been enjoying a tremendous season in the Premier League and are in the fight to qualify for European football next term.

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Ambulances parked outside London Ambulance Service NHS Trust control room in Waterloo (Picture: PA)

Ambulance workers walkouts in England have been called off – hours before they were meant to begin.

Union members at trusts in the West Midlands, North West, South Central, South Coastal, and East Midlands were to go on strike on Monday and Wednesday.

But the Unite union paused the action this afternoon to enter pay talks with the government.

Unite head of operations Gail Cartmail said: ‘Following further assurances from the government over the weekend, Unite has in good faith agreed to pause the strike action.

“If the meeting doesn’t meet these assurances strike action will resume.”

It would have marked the first time that Unite members in South Central and South Coastal had taken industrial action.

Members in Yorkshire, who are also planning to strike for the first time, were due to take industrial action on Wednesday.

Unite had also called off strikes in Wales on March 6 due to pay talks continuing with the Welsh government.

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