Brighton owner Tony Bloom made his name as a professional poker player, so he knows when he has a strong hand.
When you hold all the cards, you don’t need to worry when the bidding increases. In fact, you have your rivals exactly where you want them.
Brighton have had enough strong hands over the past few years to know how to play them. Moises Caicedo may well have gone public with his desire to leave the club in the final days of the January transfer window, but his pleasantries won’t change their stance.
