Brighton’s recent transfer strategy has been to secure some of the best young talents from around the globe and develop them through their academy.
Players are often sent out on loan where they gain first team experience in lower divisions or across Europe and come back to challenge for a place in Graham Potter’s first team squad.
It’s a plan that has worked pretty well with the likes of Rob Sanchez, Alexis Mac Allister, Moises Caicedo and Jakub Moder all benefitting from time on loan.
They have also made healthy profits of late on players such as Ben White, Dan Burn and Yves Bissouma.
To compare, we’ve looked at how much every Premier League club has spent on their current squad – according to data from Transfermarkt
5. AFC Bournemouth - £116.54m
Jefferson Lerma remains the club’s record transfer at £25.2million. Photo: Gabriel Aponte
6. Southampton - £175.82m
The club’s most expensive current player is Mohamed Elyounoussi, who cost just £16.2million. Photo: Naomi Baker
7. Crystal Palace - £208.97m
Crystal Palace’s squad cost just over £200million with their most expensive player, Christian Benteke, costing £28million. Photo: Warren Little
8. Everton - £231.35million
Their top three record signings no longer at the club. Alex Iwobi is the club’s current most expensive player at £27.36million. Photo: Tim Nwachukwu