Rangers will break their transfer record to sign Abdallah Sima if they win the league and land a huge transfer kitty from Champions League qualification, sources have told Football Insider. Speaking to the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track Podcast, Scottish correspondent Daniel Bowers revealed that the Gers would have no issue forking out a club-record fee to sign the on-loan star permanently this summer. It is believed that Premier League outfit Brighton, Sima’s parent club, value him at between £10-15million. If Rangers pay in the higher bracket of the Seagulls’ valuation for Si ..read more

Brighton believe the potential record fee they could receive for striker sensation Shumaira Mheuka is vindication for taking his transfer to a tribunal, sources have told Football Insider. Football Insider revealed on Wednesday (28 February) that Brighton are in line for a record fee for a 14-year-old after a tribunal ruled that Chelsea must pay a package of up to £4.25million for Mheuka. By contrast, the current British-record fee for a 14-year-old is listed by Transfermarkt as the £2million Liverpool paid to MK Dons for Sheyi Ojo in 2011. It is believed Brighton privately feel completely jus ..read more

Brighton have already identified the replacement for Man United manager target Roberto De Zerbi, sources have told Football Insider. The Seagulls and their analytics team have drawn up a long-term succession plan and are ready to implement it should they lose their in-demand manager. It is believed Brighton are expecting De Zerbi to leave the club this summer, fully aware of the managerial turnover expected at the end of the season with so many elite clubs searching for a new manager. As a result, the Tony Bloom-owned club have a full contingency plan in place and ready to go to make sure they ..read more

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is a very strong contender to become the next Man United manager, sources have told Football Insider. The future of current United boss Erik ten Hag is under threat following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s recent investment – with Football Insider revealing (16 February) that he is not seen as a long-term United manager. A well-placed source has told Football Insider that De Zerbi, 44, is seen by United as a “stand-out candidate” to replace the Dutchman. Club chiefs feel his front-foot, aggressive playing style far better fits the Red Devils’ ethos than that of Ten Hag, whi ..read more

Chelsea have been ordered to pay Brighton up to £7.7million for academy sensations Zak Sturge and Shumaira Mheuka, sources have told Football Insider. The Professional Football Compensation Committee has decided compensation for the duo following a hearing on Tuesday last week. Chelsea brought Sturge and Mheuka to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2022 but the two clubs could not agree the compensation fees and a tribunal has had to settle the cases. Chelsea will pay an initial £900,000 fee for Sturge, now 19, rising to a potential £3.4million with add-ons. As part of those add-ons, Brighton wi ..read more

Brighton will receive a record fee for a 14-year-old after a tribunal ruled that Chelsea must pay up to £4.25million for Shumaira Mheuka, sources have told Football Insider. It is believed the Professional Football Compensation Committee decided at a hearing last week that the Premier League mega spenders must pay a basic fee of £1,000,000 for Mheuka, who made the move to Stamford Bridge in July 2022. A further £250,000 is due upon the now 16-year-old striker signing a professional contract, another £250,000 upon making his professional Chelsea debut and another £250,000 will be owed should th ..read more

Brighton are expecting a “huge” battle to keep manager Roberto De Zerbi at the club amid interest from the likes of Liverpool and Man United, sources have told Football Insider. It is believed the Seagulls are already looking for replacements for the 44-year-old Italian ahead of the off-season. De Zerbi is on Liverpool’s shortlist as they search for a successor to departing boss Jurgen Klopp – but as revealed by Football Insider (16 February), Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso remains the Reds’ top choice. The former Sassuolo manager is also on the radar of many top clubs in Europe and the Premie ..read more

Celtic and Brighton are among several clubs keeping tabs on Charlton Athletic hotshot Patrick Casey, sources have told Football Insider. Casey, 18, is regarded as one of the best young prospects to come through at The Valley in recent years and made his first-team debut last month in the League One clash against Oxford. The prolific forward netted 42 goals for the club’s Under-18 and Under-21 sides last season and he has scored 31 goals in all competitions so far in the 2023-24 campaign. Brighton, Celtic and Belgian duo Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge have scouted Casey regularly ..read more

Leicester City are not open to selling star man Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the final days of the January transfer window, sources have told Football Insider. A well-placed source has told Football Insider that it would take a “huge offer” to prise the 25-year-old away from the King Power Stadium. Brighton, Brentford, Fulham and Arsenal are among the would-be suitors linked with a move for Dewsbury-Hall. But sources say the Foxes star will be going nowhere before Thursday’s (1 February) transfer deadline. It is believed the player himself is happy to stay with the Championship leaders as he wants ..read more

Brighton have agreed a deal to sign Southampton starlet Kamari Doyle and he is undergoing a medical on Wednesday (24 January), sources have told Football Insider. The 18-year-old is putting the finishing touches on a permanent move to the Amex Stadium. Doyle is highly rated at Southampton and is already an England Under-19 international. Injuries have limited the midfielder’s involvement so far in the 2023-24 campaign, but he boasts an impressive record at youth level for the Saints. The 2005-born ace made his senior debut against Brighton last term, coming off the bench for already-relegated ..read more