Brighton mailbag: A move for Baleba? What next for Ferguson? How to handle Europe?

Brighton mailbag: A move for Baleba? What next for Ferguson? How to handle Europe? centers on how Brighton & Hove Albion plan to sustain progress as they prepare for a tenth successive Premier League season and for European football for the second time. Correspondent Andy Naylor says Brighton’s approach will be largely unchanged: buy relatively cheaply, improve players, and sell for profit, under owner-chairman Tony Bloom’s expanding global network. He notes the club are now signing more frequently in the £25 million to £50 million range. Naylor says the 2023-24 Europa League campaign highlighted the need for a deeper squad because competing in Europe strains league performance. He adds that logistics and recovery planning should improve, though Brighton’s injury record has been poor in recent seasons.