Giorgino Rutter has officially become a new member of Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £40m.

The 22-year-old forward has signed a five-year contract with Brighton after the Seagulls decided to trigger his release clause to bring the player to work with, having previously had two offers rejected for him. The French striker

moved to Leeds United in January 2023, and he performed for Leeds United last season, scoring สมัคร ufabet seven goals and providing 15 assists.

Brighton have completed the signing of Leeds forward Georginio Rutter, the Premier League club have announced. The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the south-coast club after moving for a reported club-record £40m fee.

The France Under-21 international scored eight goals and contributed 16 assists last season for Leeds, the team he joined from Hoffenheim in January last year.

The Brighton head coach, Fabian Hurzeler, said: “Georginio is a player who has the capabilities to get fans off their seats and really showed what he can do in English football with Leeds last season, but I have known about him since he played in Germany for Hoffenheim. Now we have to integrate him into the team. We’re looking forward to working with him.”

Brighton have started the new season with new manager Fabian Heseler, who is only 31 years old, and they started the season with a brilliant performance by beating Everton 3-0 in the first game of the season to top the Premier League in the first week.