Brighton pursuing Olympiacos striker Charalampos Kostoulas
Brighton & Hove Albion are pursuing 17-year-old Olympiacos striker Charalampos Kostoulas.
They have offered a fee of around £30million plus Abdallah Sima for the teenager regarded as one of the hottest young talents in Europe. Olympiacos, reluctant to lose Kostoulas, are expected to turn down the bid. They would also want a sell-on included in any deal.
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Kostoulas helped Olympiacos to win the youth version of the Champions League last season with five goals in eight appearances. He has featured regularly for the first team in the Greek Super League and in the Europa League this season, contributing six goals and two assists in 29 appearances combined across the two competitions.
Kostoulas has also represented his country in age groups from under-16 to under-21.
Sima, 23, has been loaned out by Brighton to French sides Brest and Angers, as well as Glasgow Rangers and Stoke City, since joining from Slavia Prague in 2021. The Senegal forward is yet to make a senior appearance for his parent club.
Brighton have already signed a teenage striker from Greece for next season. Stefanos Tzimas, 19, was bought at the end of the January window for a fee in excess of £20m and loaned straight back to Nurnberg in Germany's second tier for the rest of the season.
Brighton's global recruitment strategy also saw them land in March for next season 18-year-old South Korean winger Yun Do-young from Daejeon Hana Citizen in his country's K1 League for an undisclosed fee and 19-year-old Sunderland winger Tommy Watson from Championship play-off finalists Sunderland for £10m.
The Athletic reported on Thursday that Brighton are also pursuing a deal for Botafogo's Cuiabano and have had two bids rejected for the 22-year-old.
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