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
13. Leicester City - £314.56
Youri Tielemans is their record signing at £40.05million. Photo: VIRGINIE LEFOUR
14. Aston Villa - £321.36m
Record signing Emi Buendia cost them around £35million in total. Photo: Malcolm Couzens
15. Newcastle United - £356.72m
The £40million arrival of Joelinton in 2019 remains a club record. Photo: Ian MacNicol
16. Chelsea - £447.2m
Romelu Lukaku’s departure on loan means Kai Havertz is the club’s most expensive player at £72million. Photo: Martin Rose