Brighton CEO Paul Barber talks negotiating with Chelsea, Mac Allister's World Cup win and Caicedo's $50M laces

Brighton CEO Paul Barber admits he's hoping for a quiet January transfer window

Brighton chief executive officer Paul Barber tells CBS Sports no offers have been made this January for World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister or talented Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo.

Brighton do view the January window as a seller's market, but are hoping to keep both players in January, especially with Roberto De Zerbi's Seagulls flying high in eighth place and challenging for European football next season.

"We always want to keep the best possible squad together for as long as we can," said Barber, who joined Brighton in 2012 and was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honors List. "But we also have to be realistic that players will have ambitions since they want to play at the highest level. And in those situations, it's up to us, from a business point of view, to maximize the value of those players.