Brighton injury boost vs Man United as £25m ace returns
Brighton vs Manchester United form the Amex Stadium in the Premier League this Sunday - 4pm
Brighton received welcome news ahead of their final Premier League match of the season against Manchester United.
Full back Mats Wieffer has been struggling with an ankle issue and missed the last two matches against Wolves and Leeds.
Wieffer was also forced off at halftime in the 3-0 home win against Chelsea and hobbled off after just 18 minutes at Newcastle.
He is though fit for the final showdown against United and Fabian Hurzeler - speaking in his pre-match press conference - said the Dutch international will be available.
A huge boost
It's a huge boost for Brighton and the £25m man is likely to come back into the starting XI and resume his role at right back with Brighton player of the season Ferdi Kadioglu switching back to his more familiar role at left back.
Hurzeler said: "He [Kadioglu] went through for a big low the season before, where we had this big injury, where he was out for several months.
“But I think it describes his character the best that he comes back stronger. That he plays an unbelievable season, that he is a team player.
“That he always tries to be there for his team-mates, regarding his work ethic, regarding his improvement.
“He is always on the highest level, and therefore I think he definitely deserved it."
Wieffer's return will likely see Joel Veltman back on the bench. Diego Gomez could also be back in the starting XI after his appearance from the bench at Leeds.
"Diego is a player that has something special,” said Hurzeler of Albion’s young player of the year. “He's very physical. He's very good in attacking the opponents' box.
“He's a very good finisher, so therefore, I think it gives us something special on top of that."
Mitoma out
Japan international Kaoru Mitoma will miss the match with a hamstring injury. Adam Webster (knee) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee) are long term absentees.