Gomez 'something special' and has 'passion in his eyes'

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler expects new signing Diego Gomez to join his first team squad immediately when the Paraguay international joins the Seagulls from Inter Miami on 1 January.

"What he has is something special," Hurzeler said about his new recruit. "He has the right attitude towards football. He loves to play it. You can feel his passion every time you talk with him. You can see his passion in his eyes.

"When you see him playing for Paraguay and for Inter Miami, you see that he is ready to sprint and ready to make the last break to give everything for his club.

"That is something we need here. It is about having players with passion for football, the right attitude, and a willingness to work on themselves to improve and use every day to get better - and that is something he has inside of him.

"That is something special for such a young player."

On how long it will take the 21-year-old to adjust to the English top flight, after previously playing in Major League Soccer, Hurzeler added: "We have some examples, from the summer, that show how challenging it is to come from a different league to the Premier League.

"It takes time - sometimes it goes faster and sometimes it goes a little bit slower.

"It will be a big challenge for him, but it is up to us - as a club and as a team - to fully integrate him as soon as possible."