The Brighton Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Manchester City come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Brighton did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market17 Aug 2026
Brighton sign Federico Girotti for $8.7M
The paperwork is done: Federico Girotti joins from Alianza Lima in a deal worth $8.7M. Now comes the harder part.
Market17 Aug 2026
Pascal Struijk hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Brighton can pretend not to have heard.
Market17 Aug 2026
Brighton sell Harry Howell for $1.7M
Harry Howell has left for Blackburn Rovers in a $1.7M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Shane Nti asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jacob Parsons has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Jacob Parsons keeps the shirt for now, at Brighton's convenience rather than his own.
In brief
- Squad The manager comes out for Bart Verbruggen
- Squad Aidan West is out on the grass again