Brighton sign Brajan Gruda

Brighton and Hove Albion have agreed a transfer to sign German under-21 international winger Brajan Gruda from Mainz 05. The 20-year-old caught the eye last season in his debut campaign for the German side, and has today completed a £25 million transfer to the South Coast outfit.

Having played for Germany's youth team at every single level, Gruda is hopeful that a move to the Premier League will improve his chanes of a call up to Germany's full national side. Last season in the Bundesliga Gruda scored 4 goals in 28 games for Mainz, and was one of the club's best players. 

Brighton have signed Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle, Mats Wieffer from Feyenoord and Amario Cozier-Duberry from Arsenal, and the arrival of Gruda takes the club's transfer spending close to 100 million. Brighton have sold club legend Pascal Gross to Dortmund and have needed to improve their squad for the new campaign under newly appointed manager Fabian Hurzeler.

Gruda is expected to be an important member of the club's first-team squad for the new season.