Analysis

Brighton are looking to finally reinforce at the right back position. After years of relying on Tariq Lamptey and Joel Veltman, the Seagulls have identified multiple right back targets for the 2024 summer transfer window. One of top names on Brighton’s shortlist is Andrei Rațiu.  Both Diario AS in Spain and top Brighton reporter Andy Naylor claim the Seagulls are interested in signing the 26-year-old. Rațiu has been one of the top players at Euro 2024. His bombs forward from the right back position and blue hair has made him one of the icons of the tournament that people will remember when looking back on the 2024 tournament.  If you hadn’t heard of Rațiu before the Euros, I don’t blame you. He is a second string right back for Rayo Vallecano, who finished 17th in La Liga last sea...

Brighton officially signed Newcastle winger Yankuba Minteh on Sunday for £30 million. The 19-year-old Gambian spent last season on loan with Feyenoord. The Seagulls were clearly watching that side closely as they have now been linked to another top star from Arne Slot’s former team.  According to 1908.nl, Brighton have made Feyenoord’s Mats Wieffer one of their top transfer targets. The Seagulls have already had a bid rejected. However, they are expected to make another push to sign him soon.  Wieffer started 29 matches in the Eredivisie for Feyenoord last season and was one of the brightest young players in the entire division.  Playing as a double-pivot in a 4-2-3-1 or as a roaming No. 8 in a 4-3-3, Wieffer was at the center of everything Feyenoord did last season. The 24-year-o...

It wouldn’t be a transfer window if Brighton weren’t linked to a top South American transfer target. This time around, the Seagulls are reportedly interested in Inter Miami’s Diego Gómez.  The versatile Paraguayan midfielder has long been linked to European clubs, including Brighton. This week, we finally have confirmation that the Seagulls have made contact with Lionel Messi’s side about signing Gómez.  Leading MLS reporter Tom Bogert revealed that Brighton have officially submitted a bid for Gómez. Reports on how much the Seagulls have offered for the 21-year-old vary widely.  Some outlets say Brighton bid $8.5 million for Gómez, while others say the club have offered as much as £20 million ($25 million) for the Paraguayan. Inter Miami’s true asking price is probably somewhere i...

When Roberto De Zerbi decided to leave Brighton over disputes with the club owner’s about transfer strategy, many expected that it would be a quiet summer for the Seagulls. It turns out, the opposite is true.  According to The Athletic’s Andy Naylor, Brighton are chasing Newcastle United’s Yankuba Minteh. The Gambia international spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Feyenoord. He impressed with the Dutch side, and is one of the most in-demand young attackers of the 2024 summer transfer window.  Everton and Olympique Lyon are reportedly the frontrunners for the 19-year-old’s signature. Borussia Dortmund, Roma, and Marseille also have been linked to Minteh. Some reports claim Lyon have already submitted a €40 million dollar offer for the young Gambian.  It is hard to see Everton matc...

Leicester City star midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall could be on his way to the South Coast.  Reports from Fabrizio Romano, top Brighton reporters, and from Poland have all confirmed that Brighton and Leicester have agreed to a swap deal involving Dewsbury-Hall and Brighton’s Jakub Moder.  Both clubs have given a green-light to the deal and Moder is open to the move. Dewsbury-Hall, meanwhile, has not committed to the deal after Chelsea made a last-minute enquiry with Leicester about the midfielder. Dewsbury-Hall played for Chelsea’s new manager Enzo Maresca in the Championship with Leicester last season, but it’s not clear where he will fit in at Stamford Bridge considering the Blues’ plethora of midfield options.  Despite the uncertainty about where and whether he will play, D...

As Euro 2024 gets underway and the storylines develop during this exciting tournament, it's time to take a look at the key decision-makers who can often make the difference between a team exceeding expectations and flopping. Here is a ranking of the five best managers at Euro 2024. Some of these managers are well-known and have acclaimed resumes from club coaching, while others are proven at an international level, too. French national team manager Didier Deschamps and England national team manager Gareth Southgate are big, polarizing names and have taken teams far in tournaments, but their track records at the club level are lacking and their achievements at the international level in comparison to expectations are also lukewarm. Both of those things count when assessing the best...

Spain are one of the biggest favorites heading into Euro 2024. Under manager Luis de la Fuente, La Roja have maintained the dominant possession style they used so well when Luis Enrique was still in charge.  However, this Spain team can play direct, attacking football when they need to. This makes them a much more versatile and dangerous side than the Spain we saw get knocked out by Morocco at the 2022 World Cup.  None of this matters if the players don’t perform well. Here are the best Spain players we’ll be watching at Euro 2024.  5. Álvaro Morata (FW, Atlético Madrid) Álvaro Morata has not had the best of seasons for Atlético Madrid this year. He scored 21 goals, but never truly looked like he deserved being the Colchoneros’ number one option up front. As a result he played jus...