Paul Barber on Brighton’s £73m profit and future transfers model: ‘Rutter was a high-tide mark’
New York TimesBrighton & Hove Albion will keep a lid on future spending, despite making a profit of nearly £200million across the past two seasons. Brighton announced on Friday a £73.3m profit for 2023-24, when the club reached the last 16 of the Europa League and finished 11th in the Premier League table under former head coach Roberto De Zerbi. Rutter’s signing was an exception for Brighton Going back further, Joao Pedro has contributed an impressive 27 goals plus 10 assists in 63 games across all competitions since joining the club. “It’s not as good as sixth, but it is still a very creditable performance for a club of our size and one that is relatively young in the Premier League. Barber with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a Brighton match in January The Europa League adventure last season was worth £20m, but the 2024-25 accounts will be impacted by those incoming transfers irrespective of how the rest of the season pans out under De Zerbi’s successor Fabian Hurzeler.
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