I actually watched a lot of this guy as for me he was the best player at Leicester. I am not sure he is quite ready for the step up but he is a very good player, good in tight spaces in the final third. Can produce the magic needed to break down teams but others will need to do some heavy lifting to compensate as he's still quite raw.

Edited August 29, 2025Aug 29 by Remodez

1 minute ago, forbzy said:

Even on loan this is a strange one. Do we really need squad fillers?

Pedro/Delap

Neto/Garnacho/Gittens Palmer/Pedro/Bounanotte Estevao/Neto/Palmer

Gittens really does look like an utter waste of signing when you consider Simons. (100% we are loaning him next summer if he doesn't exceed Mudryk levels of influence)

1 minute ago, forbzy said:

Even on loan this is a strange one. Do we really need squad fillers?

Pedro/Delap

Neto/Garnacho/Gittens Palmer/Pedro/Bounanotte Estevao/Neto/Palmer

Gittens really does look like an utter waste of signing when you consider Simons. (100% we are loaning him next summer if he doesn't exceed Mudryk levels of influence)

4 minutes ago, Remodez said:

I actually watched a lot of this guy as for me he was the best player at Leicester. I am not sure he is quite ready for the step up but he is a very good player, good in tight spaces in the final third. Can produce the magic needed to break down teams but others will need to do some heavy lifting to compensate as he's still quite raw.

Why do you watch a lot of Leicester? Genuinely asking.

31 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Nope! Can’t see it

Probably misprofiled by Brighton, has attributes of a DM/CM.

No, he's a CAM for sure he just works hard defensively. Sometimes to his own detriment.

3 minutes ago, Remodez said:

I actually watched a lot of this guy as for me he was the best player at Leicester. I am not sure he is quite ready for the step up but he is a very good player, good in tight spaces in the final third. Can produce the magic needed to break down teams but others will need to do some heavy lifting to compensate as he's still quite raw.

I agree he is not a bad player and has an eye for goal. Just not quite sure why we need him at the moment. If anything I would rather see us pick up a midfielder to cover for Lavia's eternal unavailability.

Just now, timetowaste said:

Can't see this at all, we already had the deal done with the player who had, apparently, turned down a few other clubs because he wanted to come to us. All we had to do was match Spurs' offer and we'd have gotten him.

Deal done with the player, but not the club. Tottenham were probably willing to put more money into the deal if it was necessary, we likely weren't interested in a bidding war. We've been hearing for over a month that Nkunku and Jackson need to go first, so despite all of these deals, we're not as financially secure as some would like to believe. A bidding war is not something we can afford to do.

Just now, nonotnowjim said:

Why do you watch a lot of Leicester? Genuinely asking.

Wasn't watching for Leicester, I was watching cause I think Buonanotte is very talented.

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Pedro/Delap

Neto/Garnacho/Gittens Palmer/Pedro/Bounanotte Estevao/Neto/Palmer

Gittens really does look like an utter waste of signing when you consider Simons. (100% we are loaning him next summer if he doesn't exceed Mudryk levels of influence)

I think we signed Gittens based on age, lower wage demands and the fact that he probably counts as homegrown. I suspect they hope to flip him like Madueke in a few years.

Just now, Remodez said:

Wasn't watching for Leicester, I was watching cause I think Buonanotte is very talented.

He impressed me more than the previous Brighton player that we tried to sign - Enciso.

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

Pedro/Delap

Neto/Garnacho/Gittens Palmer/Pedro/Bounanotte Estevao/Neto/Palmer

Gittens really does look like an utter waste of signing when you consider Simons. (100% we are loaning him next summer if he doesn't exceed Mudryk levels of influence)

100%? So it's guarenteed then....

How about we make it interesting.

If we do end up loaning him next summer, I will donate £50 to the forum.

If we don't end up loaning him next summer (which you suggest is 100% impossible) then you donate £50 to the forum.

Deal?

2 minutes ago, Remodez said:

Wasn't watching for Leicester, I was watching cause I think Buonanotte is very talented.

Wow... that's dedication - watching a lot of dreadful Leicester football - only so you can follow a relatively unknown Brighton player who is on loan....

I'm not sure if I admire the dedication or pity you 🤣

5 minutes ago, forbzy said:

I agree he is not a bad player and has an eye for goal. Just not quite sure why we need him at the moment. If anything I would rather see us pick up a midfielder to cover for Lavia's eternal unavailability.

It's no doubt a strange move despite me rating him highly, we could have just kept Paez if we needed depth.

3 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

100%? So it's guarenteed then....

How about we make it interesting.

If we do end up loaning him next summer, I will donate £50 to the forum.

If we don't end up loaning him next summer (which you suggest is 100% impossible) then you donate £50 to the forum.

Deal?

Go touch grass

Just now, nonotnowjim said:

Wow... that's dedication - watching a lot of dreadful Leicester football - only so you can follow a relatively unknown Brighton player who is on loan....

I'm not sure if I admire the dedication or pity you 🤣

Unknown? He played for 2 seasons at Brighton, same team we bought half our players from. Hardly shocking I would take an interest in others they have.

2 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Go touch grass

I am earthing as we speak.

Glad we have a deal and you will put your money where your mouth is.....it is 100% certain after all.

2 minutes ago, Remodez said:

Unknown? He played for 2 seasons at Brighton, same team we bought half our players from. Hardly shocking I would take an interest in others they have.

Makes sense, I have watched Brighton games for this very same reason, however more for Joao, Baleba and to some extend Minteh. Mitoma is always mint to watch when not injured.

13 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

What should have happened is we should have bought Simons or Fermin with the Nkunku money then loaned Garnacho.
So when Quenda comes next season we can send Nacho back to Utd and had Simons/Fermin as permanents. Then concentrate on filling in other weakness with next seasons money.

Instead we've bought Garnacho ignored Simons and Fermin and Loaned Bounanotte.
So when Quenda comes next season we have too many left sided wingers and will need to sell/loan one, then need to buy a new number 10 cause bum-a-knotie is a flop.

Is there no youth player that could take up this role?

The problem is, by the time Quenda comes we'll have bought another three Quendas and five more Garnachos with a side helping of Buonanotte.

If you told that to someone who isn't a football fan they'd think it's a Spanish restaurant menu.

1 minute ago, Remodez said:

Unknown? He played for 2 seasons at Brighton, same team we bought half our players from. Hardly shocking I would take an interest in others they have.

Fair play to you - watching that awful Leicester team, all for a single Brighton player on loan there is dedication.

Did you also watch much of Sturm Graz (Kjell Scherpen was loaned there), Feyenoord (Ibrahim Osman), Brest (Abdallah Sima), Sevilla (Valentín Barco) or Bunrley (Jeremy Sarmiento)?

1 minute ago, abramovich said:

The problem is, by the time Quenda comes we'll have bought another three Quendas and five more Garnachos with a side helping of Buonanotte.

If you told that to someone who isn't a football fan they'd think it's a Spanish restaurant menu.

Legit made me laugh, I appreciate you for that.

44 minutes ago, Clown Lake said:

Loan with obligation to buy?

I am not sure what is more embarrassing, This attitude of our directors to anybody associated with Brighton or that we are making this massively underwhelming and pointless signing of a frankly poor mans Harry Winks public knowledge.

Garnacho and Bounanotte. Jesus haha. Buonanotte, haha. Literally Good Night

Just now, WhiteWall said:

I am not sure what is more embarrassing, This attitude of our directors to anybody associated with Brighton or that we are making this massively underwhelming and pointless signing of a frankly poor mans Harry Winks public knowledge.

Garnacho and Bounanotte. Jesus haha. Buonanotte, haha. Literally Good Night

Can you imagine him scoring a 90 +10 winner at White Hart Lane as Xavi watches on and our fans singing 🎶 Buonanotte 🎶 ? 😂

Edited August 29, 2025Aug 29 by Clown Lake

Also let's not forget whilst we are fannying around with these wet paper bag midfield children this lot think it perfectly adequate to cover the loss of Levi Colwill for the season with the human ironing board once he is conveniently fit again, 5 minutes after the window closes.

2 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Fair play to you - watching that awful Leicester team, all for a single Brighton player on loan there is dedication.

Did you also watch much of Sturm Graz (Kjell Scherpen was loaned there), Feyenoord (Ibrahim Osman), Brest (Abdallah Sima), Sevilla (Valentín Barco) or Bunrley (Jeremy Sarmiento)?

I actually rate Valentin Barco too but not really sure what his best position is.

To answer the question though no, I didn't. It's a lot easier for me to watch Leicester in Prem than go out my way to watch other leagues I have no real interest in.

There’s no way anyone can convince me this is a worthwhile deal over giving the minutes to one of our youth players.