£8m Brighton youngster makes bold transfer claim as Brighton prepare to replace Liverpool transfer target

Kozłowski joined Brighton in January 2022 for £8m from Pogon Szczecin, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Sussex outfit.

Brighton midfielder Kacper Kozłowski has said he is opened to a second season on loan at Vitesse.

The Polish midfielder has spent the last season playing for the Dutch side and claims talks about extending his stay in the Eredivisie have already begun between the two clubs.

Speaking to Dutch newspaper Via De Gelderlander, Kozłowski said: "Brighton determines the course, but I am absolutely open to a second year at Vitesse. There are talks between Brighton and Vitesse.”

The 19-year-old was also open to a move to England, but claimed he would only join another Premier League side, claiming that the Championship was too physical for a player like himself.

He said: “I don’t like the Championship. That’s so physical. So much brute force. No way. The Premier League suits me. Pace too. That has become clear to me, and if I stay, it will of course get better at Vitesse.”

Kozłowski joined Brighton in January 2022 for £8m from Pogon Szczecin, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Sussex outfit.

The central midfielder has yet to make an appearance for the Albion. Shortly after joining the club, he was sent straight out on loan to Belgian’s Royale Union St-Gilloise, a club owned by Seagulls chairman Tony Bloom.