The Brighton Post
Market14 Sep 2026
Ferdi Kadıoğlu asks to leave Brighton
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market14 Sep 2026
So close: Stefanos Tzimas’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Aston Villa moved on, Stefanos Tzimas reports back to Brighton, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Market14 Sep 2026
Brighton turn down Sheffield Wednesday for Michael Svoboda
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Luka Vušković signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luka Vušković and Brighton agree another 5 years.
Market14 Sep 2026
Olivier Boscagli raises the bar for Brighton
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Brighton heard it as anything else.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The step up is real for Jacob Parsons
At 17 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Match12 Sep 2026
Brighton come up short against Liverpool
Liverpool left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Ferdi Kadıoğlu gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Kaoru Mitoma was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 16. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Yankuba Minteh's mistake
- Loan watch Steven Hall has seen enough of Tranmere Rovers
- The dugout Mark Howard: “No excuses”