The 21 Best Brighton & Hove Albion Signings of All Time

Some of these deals cost less than a family car; others set records on the way out. Fees, trophies and resale value all pull in different directions here.

1. 1
   Jan Paul van Hecke

   Centre-back signed from NAC Breda, then in the Dutch second tier, in 2020 and sold to Tottenham for £52m in 2026.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Pascal Groß

   Signed from Ingolstadt for £3m in 2017, sold to Dortmund in 2024 and brought back in January 2026 for a reported £1.2m.
   944pts
3. 3
   Glenn Murray

   Signed from Rochdale for a reported £300,000 in 2008, then brought back from Bournemouth in 2016 for a second spell.
   944pts
4. 4
   João Pedro

   Club-record £30m signing from Watford in 2023, sold to Chelsea two years later for a reported £55m plus add-ons.
   909pts
5. 5
   Anthony Knockaert

   Winger signed from Standard Liège in January 2016 who was named the EFL Championship Player of the Year in the 2017 promotion season.
   810pts
6. 6
   Moisés Caicedo

   Bought from Independiente del Valle for about £4m in 2021 and sold to Chelsea two years later for a British record fee.
   713pts
7. 7
   Yves Bissouma

   Midfielder signed from Lille in 2018 and sold to Tottenham four years later for a reported £30m.
   630pts
8. 8
   Michael Robinson

   Striker signed from Manchester City in 1980 and sold to Liverpool for £250,000 after the 1983 cup run.
   629pts
9. 9
   Bobby Zamora

   Signed for £100,000 from Bristol Rovers in 2000 after a loan, then scored 77 goals in three seasons.
   629pts
10. 10
    Bruno Saltor

    Free transfer from Valencia in 2012 who became captain of the side that reached the Premier League.
    629pts
11. 11
    Kaoru Mitoma

    Signed from Kawasaki Frontale for about £2.5m in 2021 and loaned to Union SG for a year before breaking through.
    533pts
12. 12
    Shane Duffy

    Irish centre-back signed from Blackburn in 2016 who was part of the defence that won promotion a season later.
    420pts
13. 13
    Jimmy Case

    Arrived from Liverpool in 1981 as a £450,000 part of the Lawrenson deal and scored the winner at Anfield in 1983.
    420pts
14. 14
    Leandro Trossard

    Signed from Genk in 2019 and sold to Arsenal in January 2023 for a reported £27m including add-ons.
    420pts
15. 15
    Marc Cucurella

    Signed from Getafe in 2021 and sold to Chelsea a year later for a guaranteed £55m plus add-ons, then the most Brighton had ever received.
    420pts
16. 16
    Danny Welbeck

    Former England striker who arrived on a free transfer in October 2020, a year after his release by Arsenal.
    286pts
17. 17
    Carlos Baleba

    Midfielder signed from Lille in 2023 and sold to Manchester United for £70m in 2026, the second-biggest sale in the club's history.
    0pts
18. 18
    Alexis Mac Allister

    Signed from Argentinos Juniors in 2019 for about £7m, won the World Cup as a Brighton player and left for Liverpool for £35m.
    0pts
19. 19
    Peter Ward

    Bought from non-league Burton Albion for £4,000 in 1975 and scored a club-record 36 goals in 1976–77.
20. 20
    Brian Horton

    Bought from Port Vale for £30,000 in 1976, made captain on arrival and led two promotions.
21. 21
    Kit Napier

    Forward bought from Newcastle for £8,500 in 1966 who was the club's top scorer in five of his six seasons.

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