Brighton 'enter race' for 20-year-old £1.8m-rated Dutch starlet - face competition from AS Monaco

James Copley
By James Copley

Sunderland AFC writer; Sunderland Echo

Published 6th Aug 2020, 16:45 BST
Updated 6th Aug 2020, 17:15 BST

Brighton & Hove Albion are interested in signing talented NAC Breda centre back Jan Paul van Hecke – according to reports.

The Seagulls have recently signed Adam Lallana, Jensen Weir alongside Holland international Joel Veltman from Ajax, but it appears that the club are interested in signing another Dutchman.

Feyenoord's Robert Bozenik (L) vies for the ball with Breda's Jan Paul van Hecke during the Dutch Cup semi final football match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and NAC Breda at De Kuip stadium on March 5, 2020 in Rotterdam. (Photo by Tom BODE / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by TOM BODE/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
Feyenoord's Robert Bozenik (L) vies for the ball with Breda's Jan Paul van Hecke during the Dutch Cup semi final football match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and NAC Breda at De Kuip stadium on March 5, 2020 in Rotterdam. (Photo by Tom BODE / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by TOM BODE/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

According to BN DeStem, Brighton are eyeing a deal to sign the 20-year-old from NAC Breda and are willing to meet the €2 million asking price, which works out at around £1.8m.

French giants AS Monaco are also said to be interested and have reportedly agreed on a fee, but the deal seems to have stalled, which has alerted Graham Potter.

Brighton center backs Lewis Dunk, Ben White and Shane Duffy have all been linked with big-money moves away from the south coast this summer – with West Ham United, Leeds United and Chelsea all reportedly interested.

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