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Brighton Spend £20 Million for Leeds Defender Struijk

6/28/2026

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Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk for £20 million.
Leeds reached a verbal agreement on Saturday and will receive Brighton’s formal offer.
Struijk’s contract runs to June 2027, so Leeds avoid losing him for free next summer.
Brighton, after selling Jan Paul van Hecke for £52 million, sought a left-footed centre-back.
Leeds manager Daniel Farke must replace Struijk, the club’s only natural left-footed senior centre-back.

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Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk for £20 million.
Leeds reached a verbal agreement on Saturday and will receive Brighton’s formal offer.
Struijk’s contract runs to June 2027, so Leeds avoid losing him for free next summer.
Brighton, after selling Jan Paul van Hecke for £52 million, sought a left-footed centre-back.
Leeds manager Daniel Farke must replace Struijk, the club’s only natural left-footed senior centre-back.