Brighton & Hove Albion have made a £30million offer to sign defender Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham Hotspur.There is also strong interest from leading clubs elsewhere in Europe — but Vuskovic’s idea is to join a side like Brighton as the next step in his career and then potentially progress from there.The 19-year-old knows of Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler from Germany — having spent the season on loan at Hamburg, where his brother Mario also plays — and vice versa, so there is a mutual trust and Vuskovic believes Brighton have shown themselves to be a good developing ground for young talent.The Croatia international is regarded as one of the best emerging defenders in world football.Brighton’s bid for Vuskovic comes amid Tottenham’s pursuit of defender Jan Paul van Hecke.Tottenham agreed to sign Vuskovic from Hajduk Split in a deal worth around £12million ($16m) in September 2023 but he did not officially join them until last year after he had turned 18. His Spurs contract runs until 2030.Vuskovic spent the 2025-26 season on loan Hamburg, where he scored six goals in 28 Bundesliga appearances. He is yet to make an official first-team appearance for Spurs, but featured for the club during last summer’s pre-season.