Tag: Ferdi Kadıoğlu

Brighton prepared a very competitive offer for their new top target…but it wasn’t enough
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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...
One transfer battle will test Brighton’s true desire to compete for European football
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One transfer battle will test Brighton’s true desire to compete for European football

Even though the 2024 transfer window does not close for another month and a half, Brighton have already spent almost €100m on players this summer. Only Aston Villa have spent more than the Seagulls.  This is a sign of Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s ambitious plan to make Brighton regular contenders for European football. However, it has to be said that most of Brighton’s signings have been on young players with big upside and not proven players who will help them qualify for Europe this season.  If the Seagulls really want to establish themselves as Premier League powerhouses, they will have to spend on proven players. Roberto De Zerbi left the club because he thought they were unwilling to make these kinds of signings.  So far, De Zerbi has been right. The club have continued to sig...