Brighton offer not enough to clinch signing – Director and president speak about transfer

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ByMusa
June 23, 2025

In March, we reported on claims from Brazil that Brighton & Hove Albion had made contact with Flamengo’s Wesley França. It was also said that the Premier League club were planning to make a bid this summer.

Over the weekend, claims from the UK claimed that the Seagulls had made a £20m [€23.35m] bid for the right-back. It was not clear whether Flamengo would accept the offer.

This is reported by Coluna Do Fla, who then give their opinion. They say Brighton’s offer falls short of the Brazilian club’s expectations.

The Brazil international is currently with Flamengo at the Club World Cup and is keen to move to Europe after the tournament.

Flamengo sporting director José Boto told Gazzetta dello Sport the amount needed to sell the 21-year-old this summer, as reported by Coluna Do Fla.

“It’s nothing official. It’s just unofficial for now… But €20m is not enough, as people say. It has to be at least €30m [R$190m]. Wesley is ready for Europe. We’ll see after the World Cup, but we’re not obliged to sell him,” he said.

Fabian Hürzeler’s team will have to improve their offer a bit to at least come close to that €30m price tag.

In addition to the fee, Brighton will also have to be wary of competition from Chelsea, who made a bid for Wesley after the 3-1 defeat to Flamengo in the Club World Cup.

Another report from Colun Do Fla reports Flamengo president Bapo’s comments about selling Wesley after the Club World Cup.

“There are a lot of requests, right? There has only been one concrete conversation so far,” he said.

“It was a conversation that had been going on for a while [not since the last transfer window] and that’s how a relationship could have developed that could have led to marriage or not.

“What’s happening is we have a more robust situation today, we don’t have to sell lunch to pay for dinner. We’ll just negotiate if it’s really good for the club.”

“I think of course there will be offers but our intention is not to sell the player [Wesley]. The idea is not to lose deals that are good for the club and the player, as well as bringing in other players who are good for the team. It’s a chess game, not just a move.

“It’s not just about selling a player to whoever pays me the most. Can I trade a player? Looking ahead to the year, do I have someone who can take over the role of the player I sold? There’s a whole plan involved.”