They set their sights on another young talent, Brighton and Hove Albion Liverpool are now reportedly fighting to sign a 19-year-old striker worth more than £21m in the coming months.
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I have already seen seagulls Manchester City swoops in and signs one of their young targets in Vitor Reis They will be desperate to avoid a repeat as they seek further reinforcements this month and the summer transfer window. Of course, it is not at all surprising to see the Sussex club linked with exciting future stars, given their transfer policy has been centered around discovering the next generation in recent years.
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And on this front, apart from Reese, there are names like Christian Covanni It has been mentioned previously. The young striker has impressed in the Spanish Second Division to attract the interest of Brighton, who appear to have set their sights on welcoming the young striker.
The latest rumors have arrived at the same time as Ivan Ferguson has been linked with a move away amid his struggle to break into Fabian Horzler's best team. Clubs like West Ham United has been mentioned as potential destinations, but it remains to be seen whether the Irishman would complete such a move.
However, if he does, it looks as though the Seagulls will have an alternative. According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports. Brighton is now competing with Liverpool to sign Stefanos Tzimas From PAOK Salonika once his loan spell at Nuremberg ends this summer.
The impressive 19-year-old is said to be worth €25m (£21m) plus add-ons to form a huge deal for Brighton to potentially pursue ahead of Liverpool in the coming months.
Of course, Tzimas will also not be the first striker to complete a move from Germany to Brighton, but he will hope that any potential move will be better than Deniz Undav's move in 2022.
The “cool” Tzimas can avoid the repetition of Undav
In the end, Undaf fell for what could have been at Brighton as new options emerged to ultimately leave the German with no choice but to seal his exit from American Express. However, there is an argument that the Seagulls could have shown more confidence and patience with the striker and reaped the rewards quickly given his form in Germany since then.
Now, a year on from his exit, Brighton have the opportunity to show confidence and patience with Tzimas if he completes his summer transfer following his successful loan move to Nuremberg – Record Eight goals in 15 matches So far this season.
He was praised for a “brilliant” start to life in Germany Football talent scout Jacek Kulig Earlier this season, Tzimas could now get the chance to complete the biggest step of his career to date.