Albion beat Newcastle to Moises Caicedo, according to former Toon boss Steve Bruce.
The Ecuador star is finding his feet at Chelsea after a potential record-breaking move from the Seagulls.
Caicedo joined from Independiente Del Valle in January 2021 and Bruce says Newcastle were also after him.
He told William Hill and Footy Accumulators’ No Tippy Tappy Football podcast: “When I was at Newcastle we tried to sign Moises Caicedo for £4.5 million and I remember thinking what a good player he was.
"The chief scout at Newcastle, Steve Nixon, came and told me that I had to see him play and that he was sensational.
“He ended up choosing Brighton instead of Newcastle and that will go down as one that we missed out on because now he’s gone on to become the British record transfer fee for £115 million, but he is a top, top player.”
Newcastle have since snapped up technical director Dan Ashworth and defender Dan Burn from the Seagulls and were looking at a loan move for Marc Cucurella.
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