Brighton pay 'record fee' for Celtic midfielder with £25m 'deal in place' for Turkey Euro 2024 star
Brighton have agreed pay Celtic upwards to £30million for Danish midfielder Matt O’Riley after concurring a cost using Fenerbahce for Ferdi Kadioglu, according to records.
The Seagulls have been rendering ordinances in the summertime season transfer window, signing seven gamers for a attached £145m.
Brand name-steady head adviser Fabian Hurzeler has been heavily recommended and launched his Brighton profession using a 3-0 win at Everton on matchday one in the Premier League.
The second finalizings of a main midfielder and escaped-earlier need to end Albion’s summertime season undertakings and it appearances like they have pegged a player for each pose.
Brighton land dual ‘below we go’ using Celtic, Fenerbahce superstars to join
According to Fabrizio Romano, Brighton will symptom both O’Riley and Kadioglu, using Celtic to recover £30m in complete quantity for the former, which would carry out him the most pricey sale in Scottish football history.
Kadioglu is supposed to rate £25.4m using user specification agreed ‘two weeks earlier’.
Both bargains will snatch Brighton’s summertime season investing upwards to £200m.
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Romano devised on X: ‘Ferdi Kadioglu to Brighton, below we go! Offer in place for €30m plan for Fenerbahçe.
‘Kadioglu ached Brighton job and user specification were agreed already two weeks earlier on 5 year prearrangement.
‘Clinical/travel to be planned for Turkish LB using Colo Barco on loan to Sevilla.’
He after that added: ‘Matt O’Riley to Brighton, below we go! Contract attached as reported earlier as Brighton hefty an additional impressive signing.
‘Celtic to recover £25m addressed cost plus add-ons upwards to £30m plan, record cost in Scotland.
‘O’Riley and Kadioglu, executed bargains.’
O’Riley started himself as the immaculate player in Scottish football throughout his time at Celtic, in which he won 6 major honours.
He came using the Fulham youth academy in yesteryear being granted off in 2020, signing upwards using MK Dons after 6 months as a preserve agent.
In one year in Milton Keynes, the 23-year-antiquated issued 18 passion contributions, gaining himself a job to Celtic for about £1m.
After 27 shindigs and 35 helps in 124 appearances, the two-cap Danish international will vacate the Bhoys for a impressive profit.
Kadioglu is an additional thrilling signing for Brighton, vastly perfecting Hurzeler’s earlier 4.
He starred for Turkey at Euro 2024 and has showed up 5 times for Fenerbahce in 2024/25.
