Certainly a letdown for Netherlands fans. Still, it does mean Maatsen will feature, and in any case, Koopmeiners hasn't started since November 2023 and De Jong hasn't since September 2023.
Finally being covered in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/10/brighton-fabian-hurzeler-premier-league-youngest-manager
That was surely part of their calculations but I expect RDZ wasn't interested in making an effort to keep them at the club. His way or the highway -- which seems to have worked just fine until things went to shit on the pitch.
Hadn't the Trossard and Sanchez episodes already demonstrated his maximalism in terms of man management? No indication he tried to keep either on board.
To your point, the Guardian article I've shared above linking Potter to Leicester fails to clearly state that we are no longer looking at Potter or that we've been widely linked to Hurzeler.
Looking at the stats, 28 appearances in all competitions this season for Eriksen compared to Lallana's 30 but Eriksen played 1,428 minutes and was involved in four goals whereas Lallana managed only 951 minutes and notched just the one assist.
Not directly Gross-related, but Callum Styles -- Barnsley's English-born Hungary international -- is similarly insanely versatile. Positional flexibility that made me think of our man.
The problem with signing an experienced striker is who makes way? We have Welbz, Fergie, Pedro, and potentially also Undav competing for the CF role -- and that's excluding O'Mahony who I expect will go out on loan.
Otherwise, and putting aside the question of how big a salary we would have to...