Done deal · 2026

Facundo Buonanotte joins Elche on loan (option to buy)

Brighton & Hove Albion → Elche · Loan + option to buy · Value €11m · Confirmed

Confirmed 7 Aug 2026

Facundo Buonanotte, a midfielder, has joined Elche on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, with an option to buy, confirmed 7 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Fabrizio Romano, 6 Aug 2026, on completion day.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · not reported
• Agreed · not reported
• Here we go · 6 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, German Garcia Grova
• Signed · 7 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano

More business at Elche and Brighton & Hove Albion

• David Affengruber: Elche → Fulham · €12m · 1 Sept 2026
• Kevin Lomónaco: Independiente → Elche · €5m · 1 Sept 2026
• Rubén Sánchez: Espanyol → Elche · €500k · 1 Sept 2026
• Thomas Lemar: Atlético de Madrid → Elche · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Amario Cozier-Duberry: Brighton & Hove Albion → Middlesbrough · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Chema Andrés: VfB Stuttgart → Brighton & Hove Albion · €22m · 1 Sept 2026
• Femi Azeez: Millwall → Brighton & Hove Albion · €15m · 1 Sept 2026
• Matías Orozco: Brighton & Hove Albion → Castellón · Loan · 1 Sept 2026

• Facundo Buonanotte profile, value & stats
• Elche transfers & squad
• Brighton & Hove Albion transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

See the full completed-deal record and more business at both clubs. Open on transfertracker.ai