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
17. Arsenal - £473.19m
Nicolas Pepe is the club’s most expensive player at £72million, but he has been linked with a move away this summer. Photo: David Price
18. Manchester United - £529.92m
Harry Maguire is the most expensive player following Paul Pogba’s departure to Juventus on a free. Photo: MARTIN KEEP
19. Liverpool - £591.8m
The £73.6million signing of Virgil van Dijk remains their club record fee. Photo: John Powell
20. Manchester City - £956.29m
The Premier League champions have spent almost £1billion on their current squad, significantly more than any other side. Their record signing is Jack Grealish for £100million. Photo: Shaun Botterill