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Brighton manager hopes Caideco stays until end of season

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi said Sunday he hopes Moises Caicedo remains at the club for the rest of the season after the Ecuador midfielder publicly declared his desire to leave amid reported interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. Caicedo was missing from the Brighton squad for Sunday's FA Cup match against Liverpool. Arsenal had a bid of 60 million pounds ($74 million) for Caicedo turned down by Brighton, Britain's Press Association has reported, after which the player said Friday he hoped Brighton fans understand that he wants to "take up this magnificent opportunity.”

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  Arsenal launch £60m bid for Moises Caicedo as Brighton insist he is not for sale

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  Roberto De Zerbi hopes to keep Moises Caicedo for rest of season

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Struggling TransPennine train operator under pressure over £75m payouts

A train operator that runs some of Britain’s worst-performing services is facing calls to halt a programme of returning £75m to shareholders. FirstGroup, the listed company behind the Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express operators, launched a share buyback programme shortly before Christmas to return the proceeds of the sale of Greyhound bus depots in the US to its investors. But Labour shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh is now demanding that the money is used to improve rail services