Premier League

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...

Roberto De Zerbi’s decision to step down as Brighton manager at the end of the Premier League season shocked the footballing world. We now know exactly why he left, and the reason is not surprising. According to The Athletic’s Andy Naylor, the most reputable reporter for Brighton news, De Zerbi stepped down due to conflicts with club owner Tony Bloom over the club’s recruitment policy. De Zerbi wanted more spending De Zerbi took over a young Brighton team from Graham Potter in September 2022. The Italian led that group to a remarkable 6th place finish and a place in the 2023/24 Europa League. Brighton then sold star midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo to Liverpool and Chelsea, respectively. While the club broke their transfer record to bring in João Pedro Watford,...

After missing out on a top-half finish in the 2023/24 Premier League season, Brighton could be set to lose their best player. Reports from Germany this week claim Pascal Gross is undecided about his future with Brighton and could leave the club this summer. Bild described Gross' future as "still pending" while he focuses on the 2024 Euros campaign with Germany. Gross somewhat confirmed these reports, revealing that he is “ready for a return” to Germany and that he has been for some time.   However, the versatile midfielder would not be drawn into commenting on the specific rumors linking him to Eintracht Frankfurt. “I don't want to comment on rumors. I am now fully focused on the Euros,” he told Sky Sports Germany.  Gross reportedly nearly left Brighton before the 2022/23 sea...