Chelsea and Brighton appear set for another summer of talks following a large amount of deals over the last year. On the night that the Seagulls confirmed their first ever Europa League finish, Frank Lampard's side were preparing to face Manchester United in a game that essentially means nothing to the Blues.
Despite signing the club's player of the season for last year, paying over £21million for the manager and backroom staff as well as bringing in an influential recruitment director, Brighton will still finish at least five places higher than Chelsea and could extend that gap. The south coast club could also do yet more damage to their newfound rivals.
Having already secured a bargain deal to bring in Billy Gilmour for under £10million last summer, Brighton were also quick to add England youth star Levi Colwill to their ranks on loan. The 20-year-old has been mightily impressive in his first year in the top flight after taking a while to be afforded much opportunity.
