Brighton chief denies bad blood with Chelsea over transfer of valuables from Brighton

Brighton chief denies bad blood with Chelsea over transfer of valuables from Brighton

Chelsea have done a huge amount of business with Brighton over the last 14 months.

Firstly the Blues came in for Marc Cucurella. It was a fractious deal, with the Seagulls at one point publicly announcing that no deal was done, despite rumours.

In the end it did happen, and the Seagulls were laughing all the way to the bank.

Next the Blues swooped for Graham Potter and 5 other staff members. Once again, Brighton took the money, then found a better coach to replace Potter.

This summer there was further action – Chelsea battled back and forth all summer, and ended up paying a British transfer record for Moises Caicedo.

Despite a pretty solid year of transfer dealings, and some fans on both sides getting frustrated by the other party, Brighton owner Tony Bloom has insisted that he has no hard feelings:

“We take each situation on its own merits and each one is separate,” he said in quotes picked up by The Athletic.

“When Graham went, that was six of our staff all in one go, but we just look at it all individually and every deal is a separate deal and the fact it happens to be one club is the way it is.

“It’s possible over the next two or three years that we have no dealings with Chelsea. So, for me, it’s not personal at all and each individual deal I’ve got to do what’s best for the football club first and foremost.

“If other clubs are interested in our head coaches, staff, players, I much prefer it that way than no one’s looking at any of our players or staff. So, we’re doing something very right. We do everything we can to keep our best players, but we know in the way of the world that won’t always be the case.”

We honestly can’t see why he would have any issues… he’s won every battle so far and at this rate will have doubled the value of his club before too long, using purely Chelsea’s cash.