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Brighton sign Georginio Rutter from Leeds for reported £40m

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The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Seagulls.

Brighton have completed the signing of Leeds forward Georginio Rutter, the Premier League club have announced.

The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Seagulls after moving for a reported club record £40million fee.

The France Under-21 international scored eight goals and contributed a further 16 assists last season for Leeds, whom he joined from Hoffenheim in January last year.

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler said: “Georginio is a player who has the capabilities to get fans off their seats and really showed what he can do in English football with Leeds last season, but I have known about him since he played in Germany for Hoffenheim.

“Now we have to integrate him into the team. We’re looking forward to working with him.”

Rutter is Brighton’s seventh signing of the summer transfer window.

He came through the youth ranks at Rennes before breaking into their first team in 2020 and then moving to Hoffenheim the following year.

Georginio Rutter makes a run during a Leeds game
Rutter has cost Brighton a reported club record £40miliion (Mike Egerton/PA)

He was relegated from the Premier League with Leeds in 2023 but went on to shine for the club in the Championship last term.

Brighton technical director David Weir said: “Georginio is a player we have been looking at for a while.

“He’s a strong technical player and one we are excited to bring to the club. We look forward to seeing him continue to develop with us.”

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