If you look at the biggest spenders in European soccer this season, you will see a surprising name near the top: Brighton and Hove Albion.
Brighton has spent $189 million so far in this summer transfer window. That’s more than Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen have spent on players combined this transfer window. Brighton have broken their club record transfer fee twice by signing Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle for $43 million and Leeds United’s Georginio Rutter for $52 million.
Brighton has a newfound ability to spend, and the Seagulls are taking advantage. The transfer window for Brighton could prove massive for the southern club’s ambitions in England.
Bloated and frequent transfer deals with Chelsea
Chelsea’s transfer business has been one of the biggest stories in global soccer since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the club in May 2022. The Blues have spent well over $1 billion on players since then. No club has benefited more from Chelsea’s spending spree than Brighton.
One of Boehly and BlueCo’s first major moves after buying Chelsea was to sack Thomas Tuchel in September 2022. To replace him, the Blues spent over $30 million to bring in Graham Potter and his staff from Brighton. Before that, Chelsea sent $72 million to the South Coast club for left-back Marc Cucurella.
The following summer, Chelsea broke the British transfer record by signing Moises Caicedo from Brighton for $145 million. They gave another $32 million to the Seagulls for Robert Sanchez, who was Brighton’s third-choice goalkeeper at the time.
In total, Chelsea has spent over $325 million on Brighton players and staff in the last two seasons. The Seagulls spent some of that money last summer on players like João Pedro and Carlos Baleba. Even after those two major purchases, Brighton was still in the green with plenty of money left to spend. This summer, we’re seeing Brighton spend the rest of it.
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Author : Cody Aceveda
Publish date : 2024-08-23 14:00:00
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Author : soccernews
Publish date : 2024-08-24 05:47:54
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