‘Done deal’ – Claim player has ‘already signed’ with Brighton, Seagulls pay ‘more than €7m’

On January 29th, we covered claims made by Sky Deutschland that Deniz Undav’s move to Brighton & Hove Albion is ‘taking concrete steps’.

Another German outlet DeichStube had reported the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise star is set to sign a ‘long-term contract’ with the Seagulls.

The forward has impressed for the Jupiler Pro League side, scoring 18 goals and managing 10 assists from 24 matches. It’s helped them sit top of the table, nine points ahead of second place Club Brugge.

Union Saint-Gilloise and the Premier League side are both owned by Tony Bloom, and this will have helped Graham Potter’s side get ahead of other suitors for the 25-year-old’s transfer.

Het Laatste Nieuws now state the operation to take the German to The Amex is a ‘done deal’.

They even explain the top scorer of the Jupiler Pro League has ‘already signed’ with the English club and Brighton will pay a fee of ‘more than €7m’ to Brussels club.

HLN state this money will go to Union Saint-Gilloise, despite Bloom’s involvement with both clubs.

Undav, however, will only arrive at Brighton next summer as he will finish the season with Union Saint-Gilloise, hoping to help them win the title.