Brighton might make Manchester United regret another transfer decision in a few years

Wearing a pair of white chinos that wouldn't have looked out of place at Wembley in 1996, Bart Verbruggen shows off his keepy-ups while in the background a video plays of him discussing just how comfortable he is with the ball at his feet.

The 20-year-old sounds like a perfect fit for the style of play at his new club, but then that is exactly what you would expect from a club that makes very few wrong moves in the transfer market.

After a summer in which he has been an in-demand young goalkeeper, Verbruggen has signed for Brighton for £16.3million. Listening to him discuss his style of play, you can see why Manchester United were interested as well, as were Burnley.

Verbruggen will compete with Jason Steele next season at the Amex Stadium and it won't be long before he is Brighton's No.1. United have had to look elsewhere with their own succession plan in goal in tatters, but regretting the ones that got away is even more painful when they sign for Brighton.

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United toyed with the idea of trying to sign Moises Caicedo from the Seagulls this summer, two-and-a-half years after deciding against competing with them for his signature for £4million. Caicedo is now worth 20 times that and it's easy to imagine Verbruggen, who has already been called up to the Netherlands squad, being similarly in demand in two or three years' time.

He certainly sounds like a very modern goalkeeper and in his first interview with club media, he spoke about just how much he likes the ball at his feet. Given the risks Roberto De