In 3 years, 4 players, 300 million euros, why does Chelsea prefer Brighton players so much?

The fierce battle in the Club World Cup is in full swing, and Chelsea has entered the quarterfinals. While receiving generous prizes for participation, there are also frequent spies in the club's recruitment level. After taking Gittens from Dortmund, Seagulls forward Pedro has completed the medical examination arranged for him by Chelsea in the United States. With a total price of 60 million pounds, Chelsea is generous. For the sake of money, Brighton did not set too many obstacles in the negotiation process.

This is the fourth player Chelsea has signed from Brighton since 2022. If we include coach Porter who was previously grabbed from Brighton and Colville who returned from leveling from Brighton, Chelsea has dug up 6 players from Brighton in the past three years. Cucurella with a total of £63 million in 2022, Kessedo with a total of £115 million in 2023, Sanchez with a total of £25 million in 2023, and Pedro with a total of £60 million in 2025. In three years, Chelsea contributed a total of 263 million pounds to Brighton, or about 300 million euros.

In essence, Brighton players are not cheap, and Chelsea almost complete the signing at a high premium. When signing Cucurella, the current Spanish international had an instant net worth of 28 million euros, Caesedo had an instant net worth of 75 million euros, Sanchez had an instant net worth of 22 million euros, and Pedro had an instant net worth of 50 million euros. So, why does Chelsea prefer Brighton players so much?

Real gold is not afraid of fire, Brighton players are reliable

Since Burley and Qinghu Capital entered the field, Chelsea won the game in the transfer market. During this period, Chelsea has introduced no less than 40 players, and most of them have proved to be just a flash in the pan. But although Cucurella, Kesedo, Sanchez and others have been in controversy for a period of time, they have now become the absolute main players in the Blues. Although Kesedo is expensive, it has proven to be worth the money. Although Sanchez is questioned, he still holds Chelsea's first goal position for a long time.

The material selection model is precise, Brighton can always find treasures

Rather than saying that Chelsea would rather spend a lot of money to buy people from Brighton, Chelsea would rather believe in Brighton's material selection vision. Any player targeted by Brighton in recent years has almost been labeled as a great value for money. In 2021, Santasuko was introduced from Kawasaki forward with 3 million euros. The Japanese international is now worth 40 million euros. The Saudi team even offered him 100 million euros last year. Van Heck, who signed from Breda in 2020, now has an instant net worth of 32 million euros. Adigra, who signed from North Zealand in 2022 for 8 million euros, has instantly gained value to 28 million euros. There are also McAllister (signed from Argentina youth for 8 million euros in 2019), Caesardo (signed from independence for 28.2 million euros in 2021), and there are many examples of this... Why can Brighton always find treasures at low prices? This is due to the club's precise material selection data model. Brighton Club owner Tony Bloom is known to be a gambler. But this person is not a person who is addicted to gambling. He always participates in actual combat while silently studying the success model. After acquiring Brighton, he brought the concept of data-driven decision-making to football operations. In 2006, Bloom founded Starlizard, a company focused on sports intelligence collection and data analysis. Brighton Club uses this system to cover the global selection of materials, long-term personnel planning, deciding player introduction and selling time, training strategies and other tasks.

Therefore, Brighton can always successfully poach treasures at super low prices in the early stage and sell them at super high prices in the later stage.

Brighton's team building philosophy is consistent with Chelsea.

Brighton will hardly buy long-standing or elderly players from the market, which is highly consistent with Chelsea today. Both teams seek to build a team with young players as their mainstay, which is behind the in-depth thinking on the club's long-term success and the ultimate test of patience. Brighton's long-term buying and selling low and selling high not only rewarded the club, but also did not affect the club's performance at all. Chelsea obviously regards Brighton as a plug-and-play template, with Brighton's shadow in operational work, player recruitment, and even head coach selection.

In other words, Brighton is already a talent dish for Chelsea. Players who can still survive after Brighton have experienced the big waves must be very resistant to playing when they come to Chelsea, even if the cost is much higher.