Brightons Kaoru Mitoma item of € 65 million. Approach from al nassr

Saudi Pro League Club Al Nassr has approached Brighton & Hove Albion with a formal offer to recruit the wing Kaoru Mitoma.

The proposal presented to the Premier League page for Japan International Mitoma is worth € 65million, but has been formally rejected.

Al Nassr is working to end the signing of striker Jhon Duran of Aston Villa and has done Mitoma, 27, the top goal of meeting their goal of strengthening the broad attacking areas.

Mitoma last signed a new contract in Brighton in October 2023 and is under contract until June 2027.

He joined the English team from the Japanese Side Kawasaki Frontal in 2021 and spent the 2021-22 campaign at Union Saint-Gilloise, the Belgian club sharing a majority owner with Brighton.

After scoring eight goals in 29 performances for the USG, Mitoma returned to Brighton in the 2022-23 season and recorded 10 goals and eight assists in 41 games. Last period, Mitoma struggled with injuries and played only 19 times in the Premier League.

This season, Mitoma has appeared in each league match for Fabian Hurzeler’s side and has five goals and three assists in these 23 games.

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Brighton is next in action against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Striker Evan Ferguson also attracts interest, and Brighton is open to the 20-year-old permanent departure.

Al Nassr is meanwhile fourth in the Saudi Pro League, eight points behind the leaders Al Hilal. Stefano Pioli’s team contains several names known to supporters of European football, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Aymeric Laporte and Sadio Mane.

How likely is that Brighton consider selling mitom?

Analysis from Brighton -Correspondent Andy Naylor

Bright’s Sales policy remains consistent. Both the price and the circumstances must be right for them.

If both of these criteria are not met they will not do business.

For example, Arsenal made several attempts to buy Moises Caicedo in the transfer window in January 2023.

Brighton opposite because the commandments were too low and they did not want to lose the midfielder during the season. Caicedo went to Chelsea that summer for a British record fee of $ 115 million. £.

Brighton still has ambitions to qualify for Europe this season, and Mitom is their No. 1 leftist without any support depth.

They would not cope with losing him in January, especially so close to the end of the window unless it was an insurgent amount. Summer could be different.

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