Brighton transfer news: Roberto De Zerbi isn’t giving up on Chelsea target

Deniz Undav of Brighton & Hove Albion (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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In today’s Brighton transfer news – Roberto De Zerbi persists with his ideal summer signing from Chelsea, an update on Moises Caicedo & much more.

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Brighton transfer news – Roberto De Zerbi won’t give up for Levi Colwill

Roberto De Zerbi knows what he wants and he’ll stop at nothing to get it. Football fans know the feeling too well of falling in love with loan players, but it turns out that De Zerbi has suffered the same fate.

Given that Chelsea defender Levi Colwill spent his last season impressing in the Amex Stadium defence, De Zerbi would like to sign him on a permanent deal. However, Chelsea would also like to keep him with Kalidou Koulibaly likely to leave.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Brighton will “insist”, which likely means they’ll submit a higher bid after their £30m bid was rejected.

Brighton transfer news – Brighton close to signing Bart Verbruggen

Although they’ll face competition from many different clubs, Brighton are close to signing the next best goalkeeper in Europe – Bart Verbruggen. The 20-year-old Anderlecht goalkeeper has impressed with his performances between the sticks, with reports from Belgium tipping Brighton to get the deal over the line within a week. Great news!

Brighton transfer news – Chelsea will submit second Moises Caicedo bid

Chelsea will not give up with signing Moises Caicedo. Brighton’s position remains clear – they want £80m for him. Given that Chelsea failed with a £60m bid, the Daily Mail reports that Chelsea will soon submit a second bid.

What do you make of today’s Brighton transfer news?