Brighton have announced they’ve agreed a deal for the summer to sign winger Ibrahim Osman from Danish club FC Nordsjaelland for a fee of around £16m.
The Ghanaian will join the south coast club when the transfer window opens later this year.
Osman has agreed a contact with the Premier League club that runs until June 2029.
The 19-year-old, who can play on the left wing, right wing and also through the middle, joined FC Nordsjaelland from Ghana’s Right to Dream academy – the same pathway taken by Brighton’s Ivory Coast international Simon Adingra.
Sky Sports News reported that West Ham tried to sign Osman in January, but a deal never materialised due to the asking price.
And Brighton – who had been tracking the player for a while – have now completed a deal for the teenager.
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