LATEST UPDATE : Brighton are now pushing hard to sign 26-year-old potential star this summer

According to Tuesday’s edition of AS, Brighton & Hove Albion are interested in signing Andrei Rațiu from Rayo Vallecano.

The right-back’s game time was limited last season, with little over 1000 minutes in 16 games.

That has not prevented Rațiu from representing Romania at the Euros, where he played the entire 90 minutes against Ukraine and Belgium. He has landed up on the agendas of Brighton and Genoa for the summer season. The 26-year-old is famed for his pace and was the second fastest La Liga player last season, after Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior.
With Brighton and Serie A clubs keen in the defender, the report claims Rayo Vallecano could get offers for him this summer. They invested €1 million.

acquire the fullback and offer him a contract until 2028. Fichajes has an article on the Romanian international, with the title ‘two teams seek’ to lure Rațiu away from Rayo Vallecano.

The report claims Brighton and Genoa ‘plan to welcome’ Rațiu this summer. They add that these two teams have made contact, but do not specify whether it is with Rayo Vallecano, the player’s camp, or both.