The Brighton Post
Market3 Aug 2026
Kaoru Mitoma 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Bart Verbruggen wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Brighton hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Pascal Groß signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Pascal Groß commits to Brighton for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Brighton
Kaoru Mitoma was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
As if he never left: Solly March returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Solly March is a Brighton player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Kaoru Mitoma knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Brighton, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Experience through the door at Brighton
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Solly March
- Squad A wage question at Brighton
- Boardroom The board put their hand in their pocket