Brighton & Hove Albion have agreed to sign Croatian defender Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham Hotspur for an initial fee of £46 million plus add-ons. The deal represents one of the largest transfer fees ever paid for a teenager who has yet to make a senior appearance for the selling club.
How the deal came together
Brighton’s pursuit of Vuskovic was anything but a single-bid affair. The Seagulls opened negotiations around June 12 with an initial offer of £30 million, which Tottenham promptly rejected.
That opening salvo was followed by a series of improved bids, eventually reaching a £45 million package before the two clubs settled on the final £46 million base fee with additional performance-related add-ons still to be confirmed.
Vuskovic, who is 19 years old, spent last season on loan at Hamburg SV in Germany’s second tier, where he was recognized as one of the standout defensive talents in the league.
