Brighton’s window: record Vuskovic deal, 33 changes and profit after frantic finish | OneFootball

Brighton finished a frantic window with a club record £46m move for 19-year-old Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham, part of 33 changes. Deadline day brought midfielder Chema Andres from Stuttgart and winger Femi Azeez from Millwall.

According to NY Times, trading totalled about £365m. Around £170m went on incomings, including a £22m obligation to buy Promise David after his loan from Union Saint-Gilloise, while roughly £195m was raised, leaving a profit.

Carlos Baleba joined Manchester United for up to £70m, the second biggest fee Brighton have received, and Jan Paul van Hecke went to Tottenham for £52m. The rebuild added Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk, Michael Svoboda, Azeez, Promise David and 19-year-old Zadok Yohanna from AIK.

Recruitment remains data led, with shortlists drawn from Tony Bloom’s global databank and head coach Fabian Hurzeler closely involved. Bloom will spend when needed but avoids fees that would upend the wage structure, focusing on value.

The need for a No six sharpened after Baleba’s exit and Mats Wieffer’s knee injury at Chelsea on Sunday, which rules him out for an unspecified period. Despite 11 goals in the first four games, there remains doubt over striker depth after Danny Welbeck’s move to Chelsea.

A first major trophy is an ambition, if not immediately. The squad looks capable of a deep Conference League run, while balancing that with another top half finish. January plans centre on avoiding unwanted sales, with Yasin Ayari out of contract next year and Liverpool bids of £50m and £60m for Yankuba Minteh rejected.

Source: NY Times

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