Brighton sit in 10th place in an increasingly competitive top half of the table in the Premier League, but because the margins are now so thin at the top, the Seagulls find themselves a mere five points back of Bournemouth in seventh for a Conference League place.
After reaching the Europa League in the 2022/23 season under Roberto De Zerbi, Brighton are determined to get back into European football under Fabian Hurzeler, who could prove to be their best long-term manager yet.
After signing promising talents like Georginio Rutter and Brajan Gruda to bolster their attack this past summer, Brighton are still in the market for some more buy-low young players with massive upside.
Their focus has turned to Liverpool winger Harvey Elliott, who has fallen out of favor at Anfield and could be headed for a key move to another club in the Premier League.
According to a report from The Sun, Brighton are in the driver’s seat over the competition to sign the 21-year-old talent. Liverpool could be open to selling Elliott this January for 35-40 million pounds.
While that is a hefty fee and nothing less than you’d expect a club as big as Liverpool to demand for one of their top U23 forwards, it is in line with the investments Brighton have made this summer and could prove to be a steal if Elliott develops and reaches his full potential as a top-class Premier League winger.
An England international, Elliott is a valuable commodity in the Premier League and once had three goals and six assists in a single season for the Reds. With regular playing time and surrounded by talented teammates in Brighton, Elliott could blossom under Hurzeler as a key player who can create chances, progress play, and score 10 goals in a league campaign.
Granted, Brighton already have a cadre of talented young wingers, including Yankuba Minteh on the right side after his signing last summer, and they have more pressing needs elsewhere. But stockpiling young forwards is rarely a bad strategy if you believe in their quality.
