Marc Cucurella transfer: Brighton’s stars are ready for the next step, and the club are prepared for their exits

The Premier League is a weird place. It’s made up of tiers with every club desperately trying to get into the tier above and avoid being pulled down. In order to climb tiers, normally one of three things happen: Spend a lot of money, have one player or one unit in the team suddenly take a massive leap or a series of smart moves in the transfer market.

Brighton & Hove Albion certainly fall into the latter category, in fact you could make a pretty solid argument that pound for pound the Seagulls are the best run club in the Premier League. Ad/> This trait has been a hallmark of owner Tony Bloom’s regime and looks to be in full effect this summer. Premier LeagueMan City target Brighton’s Cucurella to fill specialist left-back void — report18/05/2022 AT 13:08 Two of Brighton’s best players, Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella are being linked with moves away from the club.

Aston Villa’s interest in Bissouma has gone cold but reports suggest Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will all express their interest in the 25-year-old Mali international. Bissouma signed for Brighton from Lille in the summer of 2018 for a fee of around £15 million and has grown and evolved into one of the best ball-winning midfielders in the Premier League. Now reports suggest Brighton will look for a fee in the region of £30 million, over double what they paid for him.

Transfer news live — Getafe target Bale wants Madrid stay, Chelsea consider Sterling Bale wants to stay in Madrid despite Getafe rumours denial Lacazette returns to Lyon on free transfer Cucurella is a similar tale. Brighton saw the value in the defender/midfielder and triggered his release clause, again around £15m. Now they want circa £50 million if they are to let him leave