Eventually loaning Aaron Mooy from Huddersfield for the upcoming season, it’s clear Brighton & Hove Albion were looking for a midfielder prior towards the end of the window.
The Australia international will likely serve Graham Potter well at Amex Stadium next year, yet there is a belief the Seagulls went all out to sign someone other than the former Manchester City player.
That man was Atalanta’s Remo Freuler, as Gazzetta dello Sport claim that €25m were put forward from Brighton for the Switzerland international, but the transfer never materialised.
It would have been quite the surprise to see Freuler swapping playing in the elite European competition he worked hard to qualify his team for with a fight against relegation in the Premier League.
That’s no slight on Brighton, it’s just a fair point to make considering where the two teams stand in their respective leagues going into the new season.
