Rob Sanchez reveals which £8m Brighton rookie needed a 'big hug' in pre-season and makes Deniz Undav Manchester United claim

Brighton have been fairly quiet in the transfer market this summer and so far have brought in Julio Enciso for £8.5m and Simon Adingra – who was immediately sent on loan to Union SG – for £7m.

Striker Deniz Undav has also arrived, having enjoyed a prolific second half of last season on loan in Belgium, as did Kaoru Mitoma.

All three are expected to push for minutes in Potter's first team this campaign and Albion stopper Sanchez has been impressed with their contribution so far.

“Julio has been really good on the pitch; he has power, he looks quite consistent and is quite a pacey guy,” Sanchez said. “I think he has come into the team and adapt quite well.

“He doesn’t really speak English yet, so us Spanish boys have given him a hug and got him involved. But he seems happy here, looks comfortable and is training at a really good level now.

“Deniz looks really good in training, although we’re still in pre-season so we're building. But he looks sharp and more importantly looks comfortable in the environment.

“He has adjusted really quick to the team and to the other players and he’s a really good guy. So I think he’s going fit really well into the team.”

Albion finished ninth last season and open this Premier League campaign at Manchester United on August 7.

Sanchez added: “Every year the club is trying to improve. We know how good it is to be at the top end of the Premier League – we were working towards that more consistently.

“Last season I think we could have done even better, but it was still the best season in Brighton’s history, so we're happy with that but this season we’re trying to do better. We want to score more goals, be more consistent and win more games.”