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New York Times
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Chelsea and Newcastle competing to sign Brighton's Joao Pedro
Chelsea and Newcastle United are in competition to sign Brighton & Hove Albion forward Joao Pedro. Brighton have not accepted any bid for the 23-year-old Brazil international, with Chelsea and Newcastle both in talks with the south-coast club over a move. Joao Pedro missed Brighton's final two matches of the season after a training ground altercation with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke, as first reported by The Athletic. Advertisement Head coach Fabian Hurzeler said ahead of Brighton's last game of the campaign against Tottenham Hotspur that the matter had been dealt with internally and was considered 'closed'. He made 30 appearances in all competitions for Brighton this season, scoring 10 Premier League goals and adding six assists. The forward joined Brighton from Watford in the summer of 2023 in a then club-record £30million deal. He has gone on to make 70 appearances for the south-coast club, scoring 30 goals. Chelsea have already signed striker Liam Delap from Ipswich Town this summer, while Dario Essugo, Estevao, Mamadou Sarr and Kendry Paez have also arrived following pre-existing deals. Any move for Joao Pedro would follow the departure of Jadon Sancho, who has departed Stamford Bridge after a season-long loan deal. Chelsea's priority in the market is a versatile attacker, a profile which Joao Pedro would fit, as well as a right-footed left winger. Chelsea are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a move for Jamie Gittens. Newcastle United, who like Chelsea will compete in the coming season's Champions League, have yet to make a first-team signing this summer. Brighton have become prolific sellers in recent years with players including Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Ben White and Alexis Mac Allister all sold for large fees and marking significant profit for the club. Joao Pedro has three caps for Brazil since making his international debut in November of last year. He played for 60 minutes in the 2-1 win at home to Colombia in March and was an unused substitute five days later in a 4-1 defeat away to world champions Argentina, which led to the sacking of head coach Dorival Junior. ()
BBC News
06-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Brighton news: Opinion - Fan writer on transport problems at Amex Stadium
Attendance at Amex Stadium is a hot topic. There were at least 2,000 season ticket seats that went unsold on exchange for the Newcastle game. Looking around the stadium, there were many thousands more empty seats. Those who do show up are leaving early in increasing numbers. The ground is now often half empty by the time the final whistle blows. Even Fabian Hurzeler spoke about it following the 3-2 win over West Ham. On that occasion, those who left early missed Albion goals in the 89th and 93rd minutes. Brighton are still in the race for European football next season - so why are so many season ticket-holders staying away or leaving early? The answer lies in transport. The Amex relies on public transport. For Saturday games, the train service tends to be good. But on a Sunday or midweek, it turns into carnage. This is obviously an issue when TV demands butcher the fixture list. Many people are evidently deciding the chaos is not worth the bother. I live 12 miles from Amex Stadium. I have made it home from watching England at Wembley this season - 88 miles away - faster than getting back from some Albion games. Roadworks currently taking place on the A27 just before Falmer are admittedly not helping. Some fans reported getting on a Park & Ride bus in Portslade at 1pm and only making it into their seat at 2.37pm on Sunday. A 7.7 mile journey taking 97 minutes and meaning they missed the opening half hour of the game. Yet even when the A27 is fully open again, the problems with public transport will remain. It feels at times like the club are unaware of quite how bad it can be. Maybe if Hurzeler and the Albion decision-makers who seem perplexed by the early leavers and no-shows tried the time-consuming and arduous journey themselves after a home game, they would better understand why people find it off-putting enough to dictate whether they attend games or not. Find more from Scott McCarthy at We Are Brighton, external
