Brighton agree Gruda deal, Coppola eyes Lazio
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Brighton will make a final push for Cologne’s Said El Mala, with Fabian Hürzeler using personal ties. Agent-mother prefers 2027 move, wants only top clubs. Price set near €50m including bonuses.
Manchester United’s top target is spotted undergoing pre-season testing at Brighton, amid Premier League transfer talk.
Brighton Women sign an Ipswich Town winger who recorded 5 goals and 5 assists, boosting attacking options for the WSL campaign.
Defender Diego Coppola, unsettled at Brighton after a Paris FC loan, is pushing to join Lazio under Gennaro Gattuso as they reshape defence. Sergi Dominguez and Pietro Comuzzo also on their shortlist.
Opinion explores a switch to 3-4-3 as Brighton stockpile centre backs like Dunk, Struijk and Svoboda, target Vuskovic and Ahanor, and weigh Hürzeler’s St Pauli blueprint against prior 4-2-3-1 loyalty.
Brighton plan a formal bid for Sevilla winger Rubén Vargas after his World Cup form. West Ham have made contact, Sevilla rejected €15m last year and seek funds, while Vargas stays focused on Switzerland.
Brighton unveil 2026-27 kits: blue home with white pinstripes and reversed white away, echoing 1980s and 2020-21. On sale now. Pre-season hosts Roma on 8 Aug and Bologna on 15 Aug before Villa opener on 23 Aug.
Leipzig and Brighton agree a loan with obligation to buy for Brajan Gruda, fee €25-30m pending paperwork. The ex-Mainz attacker had 3 goals and 3 assists in 13 Bundesliga games last season.
