All the latest transfer news and gossip for Brighton and Hove Albion and across the Premier League Brighton and Hove Albion continue to fend off bids from Napoli for their star midfielder Billy Gilmour.
The Italians are keen to land Gilmour, who worked with their manager Antonio Conte during their time together at Chelsea.
Naopli came in with a surprise £8m bid for the Scotland international earlier this window, which was rejected by Brighton chief executive and deputy chairman Paul Barber.
Conte however remains determined to get his man and the Serie A club have reportedly returned with increased offers, with the latest, according to Sky Italia, said to be around £10m plus add-ons, which was also turned down.
Gilmour is said to be interested in a move to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but he is still under contract with Brighton until June 2026.
The 23-year-old joined Brighton from Chelsea for £7.5 million in 2022. He has 58 appearances for the Seagulls and was a crucial player under former manager Roberto De Zerbi last season. Gilmour has yet to appear for Brighton in preseason, but he could play a role in the club’s last preseason friendly against Villarreal at the Amex Stadium this Saturday.
Barber, who is in charge of negotiating significant outbound transfers at Brighton, wants to keep Gilmour with the club this season. 
“Billy has been an important player for us, and we’re very keen to keep Billy,” he recently told TalkSport.
“He’s a fantastic footballer and a great character around this squad.”We understand that some of our players may attract interest and attention from other teams, and we just have to deal with it as part of who we are and where we are in our path.” Brighton strengthened their midfield this summer with the £25 million addition of Mats Wieffer from Feyenoord, and they are also set to sign Inter Miami’s Paraguayan star Diego Gomez for roughly £10 million. Malick Junior Yalcouyé, a talented kid, joined the midfield ranks this summer from IFK Göteborg for roughly £6 million.
The Seagulls have lost the experienced Pascal Gross following his £7 million departure to Borussia Dortmund, and Poland international Jakub Moder. is also expected to leave this window.
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