FC Köln reject €35m offer brighton and hove albion As for Saeed El Mala, insisting it is not €50m or nothing.
Sky Germany reports that Brighton have submitted an offer of €35m for Koln’s rising star, but the German club want much more.
Brighton’s offer is not enough
According to his information, negotiations between Brighton and FC Köln have now been temporarily halted. It seems that no party is ready to back down from its assessment. But the bidding war for the 19-year-old ‘mega talent’ is likely to continue.
Brighton’s latest bid of €35m is the latest multi-euro effort for Saeed El Mala, who has earned rave reviews in his first season in the Bundesliga.
Brighton have been trying to sign him since last summer, or at least be at the front of the queue for the winger’s signature.
They have now lodged a formal bid, but FC Köln consider it ‘insufficient’. They have made it clear that their asking price is €50m.
This will be a new record for the German club. Their record sale remains the €35m sale of Anthony Modest at TJ Tianhai in China in 2017. Now they want to see that record completely demolished.
fc köln keep calm
Brighton has been the ‘frontrunner’ for El Mala for several weeks. However, the management of FC Köln backed down and ‘remained protected’. Due to this, now Brighton has had to withdraw from the bid for some time.
FC Köln doesn’t care for its part. Sky are ‘demonstrably quiet’ as El Mala’s contract runs until 2030 and does not include a release clause. They have no reason or need to sell below their desired price.
The question is whether they can get that €50m. Brighton have shown no desire to spend it, Despite Saeed El Mala being offered 5 times more than his current contract.
Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Tottenham and Newcastle have been named as potential suitors over the past few months. It seems that FC Köln want to create a bidding war to increase the price. And for now, that means €35 million from Brighton is not enough.
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