[Albion] The next to break through?

[Bodian]

I'm not a huge social media follower - but thanks to NSC even I was aware of Caicedo and MacAllister when they were on loans etc, and waiting to break through here. But - who are we talking about next? Who will be the next 'cheap buy makes good'?

I'm not counting Ferguson / Enciso and so on - they are already here and loudly talked about. They are last year's crop. And I'm not talking about players like Pedro that we have paid a lot for. and was already 'known'.

Who is that we are quietly nurturing and is going to appear in 2024 and make everyone say 'bloody Brighton - they've done it again?'

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Someone we've never heard of yet

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Baleba.

 

[Gabbiano]

The obvious choice is Adingra.

Ayari and Buonanotte other candidates, but seem to be slower burners.

From the rest of the U21 crop, most are more likely to be loaned out than first team - maybe Moran is the closest?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Difficult to say, if not counting those in the squad Saturday.

Hinshelwood did well in the States and Samuels did too, but I wouldn’t say they’re the next big thing.

 

[Bodian]

Someone we've never heard of yet

Yes - but that's my point really. We had heard of both those players a year before they played - and their appearances were remarked on. I'm just wondering who it is that we should be looking at this season to watch their progress.

 

[brighton_tom]

Adingra

 

[dwayne]

Unfortunately from what I saw of the US tour I'm not convinced any of the under 23s are good enough. And that bar is stupidly high now.

So possibly Baleba.

 

[Seagull27]

Perhaps not the next one, but Mazilu comes highly rated.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Sima might have a good season (although I suspect not).

 

[banjo]

Milner.

 

[Albion in the north]

Leonard?

 

[Dave the OAP]

The Aussie bloke

 

[Beach Hut]

Adingra, we will be selling him this time next year for around £60m

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Yes - but that's my point really. We had heard of both those players a year before they played - and their appearances were remarked on. I'm just wondering who it is that we should be looking at this season to watch their progress.

My comment was slightly tongue in cheek, but it would be peak Albion to sign Enrico Enforcer from Peru before the end of the transfer window for 27p and a tube of Pringles and for him to be worth £80m after he scores the winner in the Europa League final

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Adingra, we will be selling him this time next year for around £60m

Another one for fans to BOOOOOO!

 

[Lurchy]

In 2024 it’s going to be Adrian Mazilu

 

[Mancgull]

Think Adingra is going to be a star.

A somewhat forgotten man is Kacper Kozlowski. Hopefully he’ll star on loan this year.

Baleba looks like he has a very high ceiling if we can land him. Left footer too which will appeal to Roberto... increases the angle options for his style. Typical Brighton signing. If not bought now, the big 6 would be after him, next season.

 

[Weststander]

Evan Ferguson.

There’s a player in there somewhere.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Maybe one for someone who regularly watches the U23’s but out of interest how are they set up tactically? Is it a carbon copy of RDZ ball to get them familiar as early as possible for the first team or do they have their own style?

Just wondered if our U23 set up speeds up / or actually slows down the pathway to the first team, the latter didn’t have to be a bad thing though.