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
9. Leeds United - £243.15m
Summer signing Brenden Aaronson is Leeds’ most expensive signing ever according to Transfermarkt with Dan James and Rodrigo also costing around the £25-30million mark. Photo: Alex Davidson
10. Wolves - £260.46m
Their record signing Fabio Silva has struggled to impress despite costing £36million. Photo: Nathan Stirk
11. West Ham United - £269.01m
The most expensive player still at West Ham is cat kicker Kurt Zouma, who cost the club £31.5million from Chelsea. Photo: DANIEL LEAL
12. Tottenham Hotspur - £312.62
Their £54million record signing Tanguy Ndombele spent last season out on loan. Photo: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN