Brighton & Hove Albion’s try to sign Sunderland’s Tommy Watson has fallen through at the last minute. The 18-year-old winger had gone south for talks showing how serious things were getting. Even though the talks looked good the deal couldn’t get done before time ran out.
- Tommy Watson went to Brighton for transfer talks.
- The deal wasn’t finished before the window shut.
- Brighton wanted to make their attack better by getting Watson.
Brighton’s Chase for Tommy Watson
Brighton & Hove Albion tried real hard to make their team stronger by going after Sunderland’s young player Tommy Watson. The club wanted to get everything done before the deadline showing how much they wanted to improve up front. Watson who’s 18 and plays left wing has already done good in the Championship playing 10 games and scoring twice this season. Going to Brighton would have been huge for his career and could have made Brighton better in the Premier League. But they ran out of time and had to give up right at the end.
Brighton made a late push tonight to sign Tommy Watson from Sunderland but they’ve ran out of time ⌛️
The player had travelled south for talks and a deal looked very close just an hour ago, but Brighton have admitted defeat in the last 15 mins ❌ https://t.co/gCO1TcN8JE
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February 03, 2025
Tommy Watson: A Young Talent on the Rise
Tommy Watson who’s worth about €500,000 has got lots of clubs looking at him cause he’s been playing so good. He’s 1.90 meters tall and the right-footed winger has been really important for Sunderland since he started playing with the first team in 2024. Watson who’s got an 82 rating in EA FC 25 shows how good he could be in football. Brighton trying to get him shows how Premier League teams want young talent like him. Even though this move didn’t happen Watson is still gonna be someone teams watch and might try to sign later.
How the Transfer Window Played Out
The crazy rush of the transfer window usually makes for some real intense last-minute deals like what happened with Brighton trying to get Tommy Watson. When he went down south for talks everyone thought it was gonna happen. But time just wasn’t on their side and everything fell apart. Brighton going after Watson shows how tough the Premier League is where teams are always trying to get better players. Now that the window’s closed everyone’s gonna be watching what happens on the field and how all these transfer stuff affects the rest of the season.
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