In a £1 billion spending binge over the past eighteen months, the West London club has paid Albion more than £200 million for Graham Potter and his coaching staff, Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo.
Pascal Gross is aware that material wealth cannot purchase happiness. Brighton will face high-spending Chelsea in the Premier League’s newest rivalry game.
In a £1 billion spending binge spanning the last eighteen months, the West London club has paid Albion more than £200 million for Graham Potter and his coaching staff, Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo. Although Brighton qualified for Europe for the first time last season by finishing ahead of the Blues, they still trail them in eighth place now that they have advanced to the Europa League knockout stages.
In the Premier League, Chelsea has not defeated Brighton since September 2020, and Potter’s nine-match winning streak came to an end in October 2022 with Roberto De Zerbi’s first victory. When Potter’s outstanding work at the Amex Stadium was enhanced by the Italian, and the former Swansea manager was fired after just 31 games, there was a great deal of schadenfreude on the South Coast.
Ironically, Chelsea had desired to have a structure similar to Brighton’s. Free-spending Chelsea versus financially astute Brighton, however, has developed into a fierce matchup where Albion supporters get extra joy from a win.
German midfielder Gross stated, “I wouldn’t say there’s a rivalry but we want to win every game and it’s a difficult game.” “They have removed numerous guys from our team. On the pitch, it makes no difference that they can do it because they are wealthier than we are.
Is Brighton a more contented location than Chelsea? Brighton seems like a nice place to me. I’m not familiar with Chelsea. I focus on my club and have never been there. Brighton is a pleasant location. We are expanding. There are many wonderful people in this place, we fight for each other, and there are wonderful days ahead.
After being told he was unnecessary to add to the ex-factor, Billy Gilmour left the Blues in the summer. Now, the midfield player from Scotland is thriving. Paul Barber, the chief executive who oversaw Brighton’s rise from the Championship to European contention, emphasised: “Roberto will view it as another Premier League game, and a challenging one.” Chelsea has an excellent team and an outstanding coach.
“It goes without saying that they would try to win every game, whether it involves us or not. Given what has transpired over the past 18 months, there is, I suppose, a little extra something for the supporters, but we’ll approach the match like any other challenging away Premier League match.
James Milner helped Brighton’s injury woes by starting from the bench in the 1-0 victory over AEK Athens over the week, which allowed Albion to advance from a difficult group that also featured Marseille and Ajax.
