All the reaction from Brighton and Hove Albion’s transfer window
The dust has settled on the summer transfer window and Brighton fans, on the whole, seem pretty happy with the club's business.
A total of 10 new players arrived - including the record breaking £50m signing of Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham - while the likes of Jan Paul van Hecke, Carlos Baleba and Danny Welbeck departed.
In total, according to @valuball, Albion summer's transfer dealings amounted to a total net spend of minus £15m. It was a another shrewd window from the Seagulls but the main question will be, are the Seagulls stronger or weaker after the transfer window? Time will tell.
Albion - who will juggle the demands of the Conference League and Premier League this term - are back in action this Saturday as they welcome Leeds United to the Amex Stadium for a 3pm kick-off.
o after a mammoth trading period, where clubs smashed the summer transfer record with around £3.46billion spent before the deadline on Tuesday night, here's where Brighton and their Premier League rivals are tipped to finish. Stats courtesy of Opta.
Predicted 2026-27 Premier League table - Opta
Arsenal predicted points: 76.17
Man City predicted points: 71.39
Chelsea predicted points: 60.41
Liverpool predicted points: 59.76
Manchester United predicted points: 57.32
Newcastle United predicted points: 56.25
Brighton predicted points: 53.78
Brentford predicted points: 52.97
Everton predicted points: 51.95
Aston Villa predicted points: 51.36
Leeds predicted points: 49.90
Bournemouth predicted points: 49.06
Hull predicted points: 47.11
Tottenham predicted points: 46.77
Nottingham Forest predicted points: 45.49
Sunderland predicted points: 45.09
Ipswich predicted points: 43.80
Crystal Palace predicted points: 43.80
Fulham predicted points: 41.67
Coventry predicted points: 40.68
How did Brighton’s rivals Palace do?
Crystal Palace: New Eagles boss Pierre Sage will probably be left scratching his head over how to juggle the extra demands of a European campaign with a squad which now looks rather light.
While keeping midfielder Adam Wharton was a major plus, seeing defenders Lacroix and Daniel Munoz both sold could prove too deep a gap to plug.
And Albion’s ‘best customer’ Chelsea
Chelsea: The Blues were also busy in a summer rebuild under Xabi Alonso, with an outlay of around £349m.
Although there was a sense of frustration in not being able to secure Lamine Camara from Monaco ahead of the deadline, with Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez all on board, along with experienced campaigners Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson, Alonso should have everything in place to get things moving again at Stamford Bridge.
De Zerbi’s Tottenham
Tottenham: Having just stayed up – again – last season, Spurs went on a massive summer spending spree to try to reinforce Roberto De Zerbi’s squad – including the £100m arrival of midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Results so far, though, would suggest Spurs still remain very much a work in progress.
And the champions Arsenal?
Arsenal: While Gunners fans may have woken up after deadline day with a sense of disappointment at not landing a marquee summer signing – after reported interest in Vinicius Junior and then Julian Alvarez failed to materialise – there were still plenty of reasons to be positive for the Premier League champions.
Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa are both oven-ready for the challenges ahead, while there are big hopes for Greek winger Christos Tzolis.