
Brighton owner Tony Bloom has revealed his decision on business continuity with Chelsea, after seeing his key players join the blues.
Despite the fact that Brighton has seen the exit of 10 players and staff including former manager Graham Potter and star midfielder Moises Caicedo, Tony has disclosed that he doesn’t take the move of his best players “personally”.
So far, some key players from Brighton such as Caicedo £116m, Cucurella £63m, Sanchez £25m, including manager Graham Potter and his backroom staff, have made the switch to Stamford Bridge.
Another possible player to make a switch to the West London club is the 18-year-old Premier League Golden boot contender Evan Ferguson.
According to the Athletic, times when Brighton have been accused of being run like a business, Tony Bloom insists that isn’t the case. “We take each situation on its own merits and each one is separate.
“When Graham went, that was six of our staff all in one go, but we just look at it all individually and every deal is a separate deal and the fact it happens to be one club is the way it is.
“It’s possible over the next two or three years that we have no dealings with Chelsea. So, for me, it’s not personal at all and each individual deal I’ve got to do what’s best for the football club first and foremost.
“If other clubs are interested in our head coaches, staff, players, I much prefer it that way than no one’s looking at any of our players or staff. So, we’re doing something very right. We do everything we can to keep our best players, but we know in the way of the world that won’t always be the case.”