Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been chatting with the media earlier than Saturday's Premier League recreation towards Leeds United at Amex Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Listed below are the important thing traces from his information convention:
- Deadline-day signings Chema Andres, a £15.5m arrival from Stuttgart, and Femi Azeez, who joined from Millwall in a deal value as much as £15m, are each "nice characters".
- Andres, 21, "can positively be an possibility" towards Leeds on Saturday, however Azeez, 25, who’s recovering from an damage, "hopefully will likely be obtainable for the subsequent recreation".
- On comparisons between Spain Beneath-21 worldwide midfielder Andres, who has been dubbed the 'Child Rodri', and the World Cup Golden Ball winner: "He has an extended solution to go and hopefully he can get there sooner or later."
- On what it will imply to Brighton if Andres lives as much as his nickname: "It could be an enormous one for us but additionally the entire soccer world."
- On whether or not Yankuba Minteh is dedicated to the membership after Brighton turned down provides for him from Liverpool: "Sure, positively. He wears the Brighton colors, he wears the Brighton badge."
- On his problem to Minteh: "If the entire staff is profitable and the person shines then Yankuba will get quite a lot of consideration once more and he can then perhaps fulfil his dream within the subsequent switch window."
- Mats Wieffer just isn’t anticipated to return from a knee damage till "after the worldwide break", however Yasin Ayari and Georginio Rutter "is perhaps choices" to face Leeds.
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