Brighton now hold talks to sign talent with £83m release clause in January

Brighton have now reportedly held head to head talks as they weigh up signing one other younger expertise on the AMEX stadium within the January switch window.

Brighton’s large spending pays off

It was a step into the unknown for Brighton over the summer season, as they spent closely and appointed the Premier League’s youngest ever supervisor within the form of 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler.

The Seagulls splashed out nearly £200m on 9 new gamers, with the likes of Georginio Rutter, Matt O’Riley, Mats Weiffer and Yankuba Minteh all making the transfer to the south coast.

That six of these 9 featured of their seven most costly signings of all time underlined the change in focus from Brighton, who’ve beforehand largely been recognized for plucking skills from relative obscurity and promoting them on at huge revenue.

Nonetheless, now they seem to have constructed the backbone of a aspect able to repeatedly competing for the European locations within the Premier League, and so they have misplaced simply twice thus far this marketing campaign, spurred on by Danny Welbeck’s spectacular return to type.

Such type places them simply two factors behind second positioned Arsenal and forward of Manchester Metropolis on aim distinction earlier than Wednesday’s fixtures, with a spot in subsequent season’s European competitions an actual risk on the AMEX Stadium.

Regardless of spending the third most within the Premier League over the summer season, Brighton are nonetheless not carried out although, and now a contemporary report means that they’re as soon as once more seeking to bolster their ranks in January.

Brighton maintain talks over Brazilian teen

That comes as a report from Brazil claims that Hurzeler’s aspect have undertaken face-to-face talks over a potential move to sign Brazilian teenage talent Matheus Gonçalves, who presently performs for Flamengo. The 19-year-old has made simply 13 high flight appearances in Brazil this season, scoring two targets within the course of, however that has not stopped curiosity forming.

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He has lengthy been touted as a future star, with Expertise Scout Jacek Kulig taking to X to hail his “unimaginable left foot” whereas he was nonetheless taking part in for his aspect’s U17 aspect. Now, RTI Esporte declare that Goncalves’ agent “met with representatives of Brighton” in Rio De Janeiro on the finish of November, because the Seagulls discover a possible transfer for {the teenager}.

It’s added that Flamengo are keen to let him depart in January and it’s advised that they won’t maintain out for his whopping £83m launch clause as a way to half methods with him. In the meantime, Goncalves is “” in shifting, however needs ensures that he won’t instantly be loaned out and can obtain significant minutes.

That would properly be a sticking level for any deal, with Brighton already loaning out Facundo Buonanotte this season and prone to additionally enable Evan Ferguson and Julio Enciso depart within the winter window resulting from an absence of gametime, whereas summer season signing Brajan Gruda continues to be ready for his first begin, emphasising simply how plentiful Hurzeler’s choices in assault are.

Until Goncalves adjustments his stance on a possible mortgage transfer, a deal in January appears unlikely.