That's what makes the whole situation strange, he's so early in his time at the club to be putting in a transfer request
Am sure Brighton would offer better terms after a year but probably not as much as Arsenal or Chelsea
Brighton attracts players with pitches that emphasize their track record moving players on to bigger teams though.
They don’t say “come here kid a d we’ll win titles!”
They say “come here kid and we’ll develop you into a United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs (enter team) in no time”
They are not surprised when players want to leave. But the sheer number, and now in January …, that is an issue for sure.
If Chelsea or Arsenal were offering some good young players on loan as part of the deal, it could really help everyone.
Heck we gave them 60 for Cucurella and sold them Gilmour for 9 and Lamptey … free?
They still owe us.