What do you want to know about Brighton?published at 16:45 BST 13 August
16:45 BST 13 August
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Who should start the season up front for Brighton?published at 15:22 BST 13 August
15:22 BST 13 August
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Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall believes Danny Welbeck should start their opening Premier League game.
Albion face Fulham at home on the first day and Aspinall believes last season's top scorer Welbeck simply has to start up front alongside Georginio Rutter.
"I think it will be Welbeck and Rutter up top on Saturday, and I hope it is," he told BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast. "We haven't got anyone to stretch teams, and Welbeck's movement is excellent.
"Welbeck creates space - just his movement catches the eye of the centre-half. They have an eye on him, and if it's Matt O'Riley or Rutter playing in there, they can then get on the ball.
"O'Riley couldn't get on the ball in the first half against Wolfsburg - it was the same against Southampton while what Rutter was doing was coming towards the ball and cramping everything up.
"You have two midfielders wanting the ball in Diego Gomez and Yasin Ayari, and they were getting in each other's way."
Gossip: Albion want £39m for Buonanottepublished at 07:19 BST 13 August
07:19 BST 13 August
Bayer Leverkusen are the latest side to express an interest in Brighton's Facundo Buonanotte, with the Seagulls willing to sell the winger for about £39m. (Kicker - in German), external
'Frustration or European adventure?'published at 13:38 BST 12 August
13:38 BST 12 August
Scott McCarthy Fan writer
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Brighton were so wildly inconsistent through the 2024-25 season that it is hard to know what to expect coming into the new campaign.
Play like they did in the final five matches or when winning six in a row through February and March and it could be Champions League qualification.
Repeat the dismal form of early 2025 that culminated in the 7-0 shambles at the City Ground or the terrible run of April results and it will be a bottom-half finish and lots of that dreaded word, frustration.
People at the club are openly talking about the top five. Tony Bloom has publicly stated it was disappointing to miss out on Europe. That tells you what the club is aiming for.
Whether that is achievable will depend on a couple of things. That (still) the youngest manager in the Premier League and his relatively youthful squad have learned lessons from last season, becoming better for the experience of moments like that shipping of seven goals against Nottingham Forest.
Brighton must also try to keep this group of players together unless someone offers an insane amount of money.
Carlos Baleba to Manchester United is the obvious example given recent rumours but holding on to the likes of Kaoru Mitoma, Jan Paul van Hecke and Bart Verbruggen between now and September will be equally important.
My hope is that the 'transition' season 2024-25 was billed as pays off and that in 12 months time, Albion fans are informing loved ones there will be no summer vacation because money and holiday leave needs to be saved for another Brighton European adventure.
My fear is that all the 'transitioning' done during the previous campaign ends up actually benefiting United and others when they snare more stars from the Albion, rather than helping push Brighton back into the top eight.
Brighton Baleba stance unchangedpublished at 12:45 BST 12 August
12:45 BST 12 August
Simon Stone Chief football news reporter
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I am not getting the impression Brighton's stance on midfielder Carlos Baleba is weakening.
Manchester United are prioritising their midfield now they have strengthened their striking ranks, which suggests no immediate move for Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who has been left out of the squad for Wednesday's Super Cup final against Tottenham and seems certain to leave the French club.
Brighton have been keen to stress they have no desire to or interest in selling Baleba, who has made 77 appearances for Albion since arriving from Lille for £23.2m in 2023 and has a contract that runs to 2028. They are sticking to their mantra.
Whether the 21-year-old accepts that fact is another matter.
United believe their signing of striker Benjamin Sesko was done on favourable terms, which felt like an indication they could do more business before the transfer window closes on 1 September.
Why Hurzeler prefers behind-closed-doors pre-seasonpublished at 08:45 BST 12 August
08:45 BST 12 August
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Pre-season has changed over the years as more clubs are travelling around the world to play friendlies on international soil in front of large capacity crowds.
But Brighton's approach this summer is a stark contrast as six of their eight friendlies have been behind closed doors.
"I use pre-season to build team chemistry and the social bond between them, which is hard to do if you know you are always being observed by the media and supporters," boss Fabian Hurzeler told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
"When you have new players coming in, you need to integrate them in a trusting environment. That is what I want to give to my players.
"There are no secrets behind the things we are doing.
"I just think you can build the team chemistry better behind closed doors as players can behave more in their natural way if they know there is nothing they get picked up on by the media or others."
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