‘I would be happy’ – ‘€15m’ Brighton striker drops huge transfer hint amid prolific loan spell

Brighton & Hove Albion striker Deniz Undav wants to make his loan spell at German club VfB Stuttgart permanent, according to Sky Sport Deutschland transfer expert Florian Plettenburg.
By Matt Pole
Published 25th Mar 2024, 14:08 BST
Updated 25th Mar 2024, 14:27 BST
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The 27-year-old has been in red-hot form for the Bundesliga outfit. Undav joined VfB on loan at the start of the season and his 15 goals and seven assists from 25 games has helped Stuttgart to third, just four points behind second-placed Bayern Munich.

Undav’s superb goalscoring form earned him a first-ever call-up to the Germany national team during the March international window.

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The hotshot forward came off the bench with ten minutes to go to make his Die Mannschaft debut in the 2-0 win over France in Lyon on Saturday [March 23] as Julian Nagelsmann finalises his plans ahead of this summer's UEFA European Championship on home soil.

Following his debut, Undav spoke to Sky Sport Deutschland and revealed he would be ‘happy’ to join VfB permanently in the summer.

Plattenberg said talks between Stuttgart and Albion were ‘ongoing’ but VfB would have to activate Undav’s release clause, which is reportedly ‘between €13-15m’.

Posting on X, Plattenberg said: “Deniz #Undav wants to stay at @VfB! Stuttgart bosses trying to sign the 27 y/o striker permanently. Talks with Brighton are ongoing.

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““I would be happy the faster that works”, Undav told us. “But it is a slow process because there are still other parties that need to be spoken with.””

TOPSHOT - Stuttgart's German forward #26 Deniz Undav celebrates scoring the 1-2 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart in Frankfurt, western Germany on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)TOPSHOT - Stuttgart's German forward #26 Deniz Undav celebrates scoring the 1-2 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart in Frankfurt, western Germany on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Stuttgart's German forward #26 Deniz Undav celebrates scoring the 1-2 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart in Frankfurt, western Germany on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)

“14 goals and 7 assists this Bundesliga season yet. The release clause in the summer is currently between €13-15m.”

Undav is contracted with Brighton until June 2026. He joined the Seagulls for around £7m in 2022 after a prolific spell at Albion’s Belgian sister club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Undav has scored eight goals in 30 appearances in all competitions for Brighton.

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