Brighton & Hove Albion are set to make the sale of Deniz Undav to Stuttgart after his impressive loan spell there last season. The Seagulls will receive a nice cash influx, but the question must be asked: is this a mistake?
Brighton May Be Making a Mistake Letting Deniz Undav Join Stuttgart
18-Goal Striker Wanted the Move
Fabrizio Romano has reported that Brighton and Stuttgart have an “agreed deal” for the permanent transfer of Undav. The South Coast club will receive a healthy £25 million plus add-ons for the striker.
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The Italian journalist continues to reveal that the 28-year-old “wanted the move”. After long negotiations, this transfer is all set to be completed after the medical is passed. The German will be pleased to permanently return home after he experienced home-sickness in the United Kingdom.
Are Brighton Making a Mistake?
Undav has been a bagsman his whole career, scoring 27 goals in 2021/22 before the Seagulls purchased him. Prior to this, he had netted over 15 goals in four different seasons. However, in his debut campaign for Brighton, the German scored just five in the Premier League.
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This led them to loan him out to Stuttgart for the past year, where he has absolutely refound his form. He made 23 starts, scored 18 goals, and provided 9 assists for teammates. This ranked him fourth for combined goals and assists in the Bundesliga, helping the Schwabenmetropole to an incredible second-place finish for the first time in over 20 years.
Surely, such a “prolific” forward would be a great asset to have in the Brighton squad? Last campaign, three different strikers made 15+ starts in the Premier League; it is clear that they would benefit from an out-and-out number nine who can consistently lead the line every week. They already have great chance creators in Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March; having a natural goalscorer could propel Brighton back to a top-half finish. It seems that they are making a mistake in letting Undav go; the Seagulls should reinvest their profit into a similar player.
