Potter excited about new Brighton signing Caicedo: We must give him time | OneFootball

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·2 February 2021

Potter excited about new Brighton signing Caicedo: We must give him time

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Brighton boss Graham Potter is excited by their swoop for Independiente del Valle midfielder Moises Caicedo.

Potter has high hopes for new signing Caicedo, who has penned a contract to 2025, but will give the midfielder time to settle into English football.


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As he did with the likes of Alexis Mac Allister, Potter will be patient as his new player settles in.

“At the moment I think it's one for the future because the last time he played was mid-December, so he's been on a break. It was quite a complex deal so we will have to be patient and give him time to adapt to a new country, new team and new league. But he's an exciting, young player.

“I wouldn't put any expectations for the next couple of months other than allowing him to adapt. He's not coming in to fix any problems that's for sure but there is no plan to send him out on loan, he will be with us, acclimatising and settling in."

Potter added: “We know we're not a development club, we're in the Premier League and we have to get results, but we've done quite well in terms of a pathway for younger players into the first team.

“But for us to be competitive longer term, we have to sign players that haven't necessarily reached their potential and to help them get there. That's how we'll grow as a club and that's exciting.

“It's not easy, there is a lot of work involved taking a young person from the other side of the world and expecting everything to go smoothly but that's what we're prepared to do."

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