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Brighton dealt transfer blow as major World Cup injury complicates summer pursuit

Brighton have seen their pursuit of a midfield target become more complicated following a significant World Cup injury.

07.07.26, 18:16 Updated 07.07.26, 18:16 2 Minute Read

Charlie Parker-Turner

Charlie Parker-Turner

Brighton wasted no time making their mark in the summer transfer window.

The sale of Jan Paul van Hecke to Tottenham in a deal worth £52million kickstarted a defensive reshuffle, which has since seen Adam Webster and Joel Veltman depart as free agents.

The latter was offered a new deal by Brighton but has opted to leave the club in search of a new challenge, rather than remaining at the Amex Stadium as a rotation option on a short-term deal.

Reinforcements have arrived in the shape of Michael Svoboda, Pascal Struijk and Costinha – with Lukas Vuskovic set to join the club from Tottenham for a club-record fee as well.

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