Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who Manchester United had been monitoring as a potential transfer option.
The Manchester Evening News reported in May that the Reds had been interested in signing the Netherlands Under-21 international amid uncertainty around David de Gea's future at the club. The Spaniard is now out of contract at United, although the club will continue negotiations in the coming weeks to keep him at Old Trafford.
Verbruggen had been identified as a potential addition to Erik ten Hag's squad this summer after United hired a goalkeeper recruitment analyst earlier this season. But that ship has now sailed with Brighton confirming his arrival at the AMEX Stadium on a five-year contract until June 2028.
