Graham Potter has laughed off talk of a £42 million bid for Moises Caicedo and said: That might get his boots.

Albion are “calm and confident” about keeping the Ecuador midfielder on board.

Caicedo is likely to be linked with other Premier League clubs going into the final hours of the transfer window.

But it appears near certain he will be staying with the Seagulls.

His focus will be on helping chase a win at Fulham this evening which would take them top of the Premier League.

Potter said: “It doesn’t surprise me that people are looking at him because he is playing at a fantastic level.

“As soon as you do research on him you realise he is a top kid, great person, young, playing in the Premier League, has all the attributes to play at the very, very highest level.”

“But we know the position he is in and we know the position the club are in, which is why we don’t want to lose him.

“We don’t think we will, but in football you never know. That is how it is, but we are quite calm and confident.”

Asked about speculation of a £42 million Liverpool offer, Potter said with a laugh: “I think you’d probably get his boots for that, maybe, knowing the chairman!

“It’s not for me to talk about. It is what it is.”