Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion net spend since 2015

Brighton & Hove Albion have spent €1.07bn on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €822m: a net spend of €250m.

That covers 99 signings (91 for a disclosed fee, 7 free, 1 undisclosed) and 75 departures (56 sold for a disclosed fee, 12 free, 7 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 4 in, 98 out.

Record signing: Luka Vuskovic, €54m from Tottenham Hotspur (Jul 2026). Record sale: Moisés Caicedo, €116m to Chelsea (Aug 2023).

Brighton & Hove Albion transfer spending by season

Brighton & Hove Albion record signings

1. Luka Vuskovic · €54m from Tottenham Hotspur · Jul 2026
2. Georginio Rutter · €47m from Leeds United · Aug 2024
3. Charalampos Kostoulas · €35m from Olympiacos F.C. · Jul 2025
4. Yankuba Minteh · €35m from Newcastle United · Jul 2024
5. João Pedro · €34m from Watford · Jul 2023

Brighton & Hove Albion record sales

1. Moisés Caicedo · €116m to Chelsea · Aug 2023
2. Carlos Baleba · €76m to Manchester United · Aug 2026
3. Marc Cucurella · €65m to Chelsea · Aug 2022
4. João Pedro · €64m to Chelsea · Jul 2025
5. Jan Paul van Hecke · €60m to Tottenham Hotspur · Jul 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 63 players Brighton & Hove Albion both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €811m against €433m paid: a trading profit of €378m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €114m across 9 players, led by Ben White (€59m to Arsenal, Jul 2021).

• Moisés Caicedo: signed for €28m (Feb 2021), sold to Chelsea for €116m (Aug 2023): profit €88m
• Ben White: academy graduate (Jul 2018), sold to Arsenal for €59m (Jul 2021): profit €59m
• Jan Paul van Hecke: signed for €2m (Sep 2020), sold to Tottenham Hotspur for €60m (Jul 2026): profit €58m
• Carlos Baleba: signed for €27m (Aug 2023), sold to Manchester United for €76m (Aug 2026): profit €49m
• Marc Cucurella: signed for €18m (Aug 2021), sold to Chelsea for €65m (Aug 2022): profit €47m

• Alireza Jahanbakhsh: signed for €23m (Jul 2018), sold to Feyenoord for €1m (Jul 2021): loss €22m
• José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena: signed for €18m (Aug 2017), left free for Club Brugge (Aug 2021): loss €18m
• Jürgen Locadia: signed for €17m (Jan 2018), left free for VfL Bochum 1848 (Jan 2022): loss €17m
• Davy Pröpper: signed for €13m (Aug 2017), left free for PSV (Jul 2021): loss €13m
• Igor Julio: signed for €17m (Jul 2023), sold to Burnley for €4m (Sep 2026): loss €13m

Brighton & Hove Albion ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Brighton & Hove Albion have made 10 signings and 8 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 8 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out James Beadle (loan to Birmingham City, no league start in 2025/26), Carl Rushworth (to Coventry City, no league start in 2025/26); in nobody.
• Defence: out Jan Paul van Hecke (to Tottenham Hotspur, 36 league starts in 2025/26), Joël Veltman (left free for West Ham United, 9 league starts in 2025/26), Diego Coppola (to Paris, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Igor Julio (to Burnley), Eiran Cashin (loan to Derby County, no league start in 2025/26); in Luka Vuskovic (from Tottenham Hotspur, 888 league minutes since), Costinha (from Olympiacos F.C., 354 league minutes since), Pascal Struijk (from Leeds United, 156 league minutes since), Jaouen Hadjam (from Young Boys, 37 league minutes since), Michael Svoboda (from Venezia, 5 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Carlos Baleba (to Manchester United, 23 league starts in 2025/26), Facundo Buonanotte (loan to Elche); in Chema Andrés (from VfB Stuttgart, 453 league minutes since), Matías Orozco (from Deportivo Cali, then loaned to Castellón).
• Attack: out Danny Welbeck (to Chelsea, 26 league starts in 2025/26), Jeremy Sarmiento (to Middlesbrough), Do-young Yoon (loan to Magdeburg), Tommy Watson (loan to Leicester City, 6 league appearances in 2025/26), Amario Cozier-Duberry (loan to Middlesbrough, no league start in 2025/26); in Promise David (loan from Union Saint-Gilloise, 23 league minutes since), Zadok Yohanna (from AIK, 12 league minutes since), Rodrigo Rêgo (from Benfica II, then loaned to Castellón), Femi Azeez (from Millwall, no league minutes yet).

Brighton & Hove Albion injury news: injuries and suspensions

Brighton & Hove Albion have 1 player injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €23m of value sidelined.

• Zadok Yohanna (FWD): Fitness · out since 12 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed

Brighton & Hove Albion last starting XI

Brighton & Hove Albion's last league starting XI, v Brentford on 8 Nov 2026: Bart Verbruggen; Olivier Boscagli, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Costinha; Pascal Groß, Maxim De Cuyper, Yasin Ayari, Diego Gómez, Chema Andrés; Charalampos Kostoulas.

Unchanged from the side that started v Manchester City on 31 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ferdi Kadıoğlu (3).

Opponent: Brentford.

Brighton & Hove Albion minutes played 2026/27

After 10 league games of 2026/27, 10 Brighton & Hove Albion players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 4 are rotating and 25 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Yankuba Minteh (1%, €71m), Georginio Rutter (18%, €42m), Brajan Gruda (0%, €36m), Jack Hinshelwood (18%, €29m), Amario Cozier-Duberry (0%, €24m), Femi Azeez (0%, €23m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Yasin Ayari, Kaoru Mitoma, Pascal Groß, Lewis Dunk, Thomas McGill, Jason Steele.

Brighton & Hove Albion club-trained players

We can verify 3 club-trained players in the Brighton & Hove Albion squad: Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood and Evan Ferguson. Between them they have played 9% of Brighton & Hove Albion's league minutes in 2026/27. 7 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Lewis Dunk (DEF): 750 league minutes
• Jack Hinshelwood (MID): 158 league minutes
• Evan Ferguson (FWD): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 10 players club-trained at Brighton & Hove Albion now play for other clubs we track, led by Ben White (Arsenal, value €34m), Robert Sánchez (Como, value €20m) and Ruairi McConville (Norwich City, value €12m).

• Ben White · Arsenal · €34m
• Robert Sánchez · Como · €20m
• Ruairi McConville · Norwich City · €12m
• Lorent Tolaj · Bristol City · €8m
• Alex Cochrane · Birmingham City · €7m
• Marc Leonard · Birmingham City · €5m
• Jayson Molumby · West Bromwich Albion · €4m
• Antef Tsoungui · Estoril · €4m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Brighton & Hove Albion free agents: released players without a club

2 former Brighton & Hove Albion players are verified free agents as of 10 Nov 2026: Adam Webster (€2m, without a club since 1 July 2026) and Solly March (€840k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent