Brighton tipped to complete £47m DOUBLE 'deal' - but face competition from Manchester United, Leeds United and Chelsea
The Seagulls have already signed Dutch defender Joel Veltman alongside Wigan Atheltic teenager Jensen Weir and England international Adam Lallana, who signed on a free transfer following the expiration of his Liverpool contract.
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Hide AdHowever, two new names have entered into the betting. Josh King – a striker with recently relegated Bournemouth – has been installed at 8/1 with SkyBet to join Potter’s ranks.
The 28-year-old forward was reportedly subject of a £25 million offer from Manchester United on deadline day last January, but then-manager Eddie Howe knocked back the did.
And the Red Devils are firm favourites to re-sign King at 15/8, the rest of the field looks like this: Everton (3/1), Leicester City and Tottenham (6/1).
SkyBet have Brighton in the mix to sign a second player from Bournemouth, ex-Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, with the bookies offering odds of 12/1.
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Hide AdReports suggest that interested parties will have to pay somewhere in the region of £22m if they are to land the stopper, with SkyBet offering odds on the Englishman joining Sheffield United (1/4), Chelsea (10/1), Aston Villa (12/1), Leeds United (12/1), Burnley and Southampton (16/1).
Indeed, the links could be bookmakers speak, with little foundation, and it is unclear if Potter’s ‘interest’ in the pair is genuine.