Brighton News and Analysis

EPL Predictions: Aston Villa vs. Arsenal; Brighton vs. Man Utd; Tottenham vs. Everton

22Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

EPL Predictions: Aston Villa vs. Arsenal; Brighton vs. Man Utd; Tottenham vs. Everton

Who will take the honors between Arsenal and Aston Villa in the big-ticket matchup of the Premier League weekend? Can Brighton build on their drubbing of Everton with a win against a much tougher opponent in Manchester United? And will Tottenham get back to winning ways against a reeling Everton after dropping points to newly-promoted Leicester City? Here are the score predictions for Saturday's Premier League clashes on Matchday 2 of the 2024/25 season. Tottenham vs. Everton On paper, Everton are one of the worst teams in the Premier League and will be among the favorites to face relegation, having done nothing to immediately change the narrative with a lackluster display against European hopefuls Brighton. Tottenham will present an even tougher task for the Toffees, though Spurs ...

Why Brajan Gruda solves Brighton’s biggest problem

21Aug

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Why Brajan Gruda solves Brighton’s biggest problem

Brighton are entering uncharted territory in the 2024/25 season. For one, their new manager, Fabian Hürzeler, is the youngest ever in Premier League history. More importantly, the 2024/25 season is Brighton’s first season in the Premier League without Pascal Groß. The Seagulls sold Der Kaiser to his boyhood club Borussia Dortmund for £8m. Groß scored the club’s very first Premier League goal and left as their all-time top Premier League goalscorer and assist man. Not to mention his versatility. Groß played every position apart from goalkeeper during his seven-year spell as a Seagull. Replacing a player like Groß is impossible, but I think Brighton have done the next best thing by signing Brajan Gruda. Brajan Gruda, the Groß replacement Out of all the skills that made Groß g...

Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?

20Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Premier League, Serie A

Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?

Did Barcelona make a mistake by signing Ilkay Gundogan? Will Brighton's transfer gamble be worth the reward? And are Juventus getting one over on AC Milan this summer? Here is the latest analysis behind some of world football's hottest transfer news stories. Juventus stealing Pierre Kalulu from AC Milan Juventus had a lot of problems last season, but the defense clearly wasn't one of them. So much so that Gleison Bremer and Danilo were two of the best center backs in Serie A, while Federico Gatti joined Bremer with significant interest from around the Premier League. Still, Juve wanted to land a young center back to potentially start over Gatti for new manager Thiago Motta and then take the reigns as a star in defense from Danilo, who is heading closer to the end at age 33. Alth...

EPL Burning Questions: Marcus Rashford’s future? Brighton back to Europe? 3 new stars for Aston Villa?

19Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

EPL Burning Questions: Marcus Rashford’s future? Brighton back to Europe? 3 new stars for Aston Villa?

Here are five burning questions around the Premier League after the first weekend of action for the 2024/25 season. Can Bukayo Saka be the Player of the Season? Bukayo Saka lost out to title rival Phil Foden for the 2023/24 Premier League Player of the Season award, which didn't sit too well with Liverpool fans (Mohamed Salah) or Arsenal fans. It feels like Saka is underappreciated outside of North London, possibly the victim of his own consistency and unselfish, all-around play as a superstar winger who is just as willing to create, hug the touchline, or even defend as he is to cut inside on his trusty left foot and score. Saka showed that all-around quality in a comfortable 2-0 win for Arsenal against Wolves, and although the performance was nothing less than what Mikel Arteta an...

The 5 best Brighton players you need to know for the 2024/25 season

14Aug

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

The 5 best Brighton players you need to know for the 2024/25 season

After qualifying for the Europa League in the 2022/23 season, Brighton took a massive step back last season, finishing 11th in the league. The Seagulls have their eyes on qualifying for Europe again this season with new manager Fabian Hürzeler. People have talked enough about Brighton’s 31-year-old manager; it’s time to look at the players who could take the club back to Europe this season. Here are the five Brighton players you need to know: RW Yankuba Minteh In typical Brighton fashion, the Seagulls may have pulled off the best signing of summer with their purchase of Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle for £30m. The 20-year-old winger spent all of last season on loan with Arne Slot’s Feyenoord, where he had 10 goals and 5 assists in 27 league matches. He averaged 0.93 goal contribut...

Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

4Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

Addressing the topic of a player's value is extremely difficult in world football, especially when comparing across positions and even ascribing value to a player specific to the team they play for. One way to define "value" is an equivalence to importance. That is to say, a player is valuable because he is important to his team, and the "Most Valuable Player", which is the phrasing Serie A uses for its annual award in a hearken to American sports, is therefore the player who helped his team the most. But in this article ,I'd like to discuss value in a less nebulous but equally challenging realm, which is a player's financial value on the transfer market in a perfect vacuum in which leverage, contract, and overall situation are taken out. Let's take a look at the most valuable pla...

30Jul

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

A young star Brighton can’t afford to sell this summer

Brighton have one of the best collections of wonderkids in all of world football. The Seagulls had six Golden Boy nominees last season. No other club had more than four players nominated. One of the jewels in Brighton’s stable is Facundo Buonanotte. The 19-year-old Rosario Central academy graduate is already a full Argentine international and has been a regular rotation player for Brighton in the Premier League. Despite this, the club are reportedly open to letting him go this summer. According to 1908.nl, a top Dutch outlet, Feyenoord have made a bid to bring Buonanotte in on loan. Other outlets have reported that the Eredivisie club are pushing for there to be a reasonable buy-option in the loan deal. What “reasonable” means is unclear. Whatever the price though, Brighton shou...

Brighton prepared a very competitive offer for their new top target…but it wasn’t enough

30Jul

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Brighton prepared a very competitive offer for their new top target…but it wasn’t enough

Brighton are pushing hard to sign a right back this summer. The club have been linked to a number of strong players at the position. Out of all their targets though, none are better than Fenerbahçe’s Ferdi Kadioglu. The versatile defender was linked to Brighton earlier in the window, but most reports made it seem that Fenerbahçe had priced Kadioglu out of a move. Sevilla, Dortmund, and Brighton, all supposedly refused to meet the Yellow Canaries’ asking price. Despite the past failed attempt, Brighton have gone in again for Kadioglu. According to a report from Caught Offside, Brighton prepared a new €30m bid for Ferdi Kadioglu. This is short of Fenerbahçe’s reported €35m-€40m asking price, but the club hoped it would be enough to get the deal done, considering it’s believed tha...

Brighton need to sell Tariq Lamptey or Joel Veltman in order to sign top RB target

27Jul

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Brighton need to sell Tariq Lamptey or Joel Veltman in order to sign top RB target

Brighton have made signing a right back one of their top priorities this transfer window. The Seagulls have been linked to a number of big names, including Benfica right back Alexander Bah. Brighton view Alexander Bah as their top RB target A new report now says the club will not sign any of those targets if they cannot offload some one of their current right backs. According to Caught Offside, Brighton have made Alexander Bah their top transfer target. However, the club will not make an offer unless they sell Joel Veltman and/or Tariq Lamptey. Both players do not have certain futures at the club. Their contracts both expire next June. Brighton could make a huge profit off Veltman and Lamptey If the club can sell Veltman and Lamptey before the end of the window, they could make a...

Brighton preparing to receive another Napoli transfer bid for Billy Gilmour

27Jul

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League, Serie A

Brighton preparing to receive another Napoli transfer bid for Billy Gilmour

Napoli have not given up their pursuit of Brighton midfielder Billy Gilmour. Gli Azzurri bid £8m for the Scottish international last week. The Seagulls rejected the bid quickly and reportedly were not willing to sell Gilmour unless a much bigger offer came in for him. Napoli need to sell before they buy Billy Gilmour According to top Italian transfer journalist Gianluca di Marzio, Napoli is ready to test Brighton’s resolve. Reportedly, Gilmour is one of Antonio Conte’s top transfer targets. The club are working hard to get the deal done before the start of the season. Before Napoli can sign Gilmour, Gli Azzurri will need to get rid of some of their current players. Napoli are looking to sell Swedish international Jens Cajuste and academy graduate Gianluca Gaetano to raise funds so t...