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We asked you what transfer business Brighton need to complete before Tuesday's 23:00 BST deadline.

Here are some of your comments:

Jack: Now that we have a solid defence, we can turn towards buying more midfielders and attackers. We could sign players like Femi Azeez from Millwall. He is fast, technical, and is a perfect fit for the wing, so he will adapt easily.

David: Brighton has a proven, successful business plan of bringing in young inexperienced players, developing them and selling them on for considerable profit. With half of last season's players either released, retired, transferred or about to be sold, this is a golden opportunity for some of our youngsters to step forward and fill the gaps left. Playing in one more competition than last year, they will be given the chance. We do not need to spend vast sums to replace those who have left.

Graham: Why have they not purchased an experienced striker? Brighton are going to struggle badly if they don't get one quickly. It's no use playing all this pretty football with no end product. Look what happened last year when the goals dried up and we plummeted down the league to a point where it looked like we could get drawn into a relegation battle.

Michael: I must admit, I don't understand the whole transfer system any more. For a few years now, the Seagulls have desperately needed a first-class goalscorer. As soon as we get one, we immediately sell him. It can't all be about money, surely?

Mark: As a Brighton fan, of course I don't want to see our best players sold each season, but Tony Bloom obviously has a great business plan. When the day comes, and it will, that he decides we have a strong enough squad and sufficient finances in place to make a serious challenge for the league, then he'll tweak the transfer strategy to just bring in a few good players.

Nizaar Kinsella
Football reporter

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Millwall have set a £15m asking price for winger Femi Azeez amid multiple offers from Brighton.

The south-coast club, whose interest was first reported by BBC Sport, have made two offers in recent weeks worth over £10m. A third has more recently come in surpassing £12m.

Azeez is understood to be keen on a move to the Amex Stadium.

However, Brighton remain short of Millwall's valuation. The south London club are prepared to let Azeez take the next step in his career if their demands are met.

Millwall signed Azeez from Reading in 2024 for around £1m and the Nigeria international is into the final 24 months of his contract. A sale would generate a significant return on the 25 year old.

Fellow Championship club Wrexham are also believed to have shown an interest but a move to the Premier League is his sole focus.

Azeez, who was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year, is understood to be one of Brighton's top targets ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline and he desperate for it happen.

We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Chelsea fans

Paul: Chelsea are brilliant going forward and a joy to watch. However, our defence and midfield are caught out of position and cannot read passes. We let in goals that can still be avoided. I know that we will improve in those areas soon. Hopefully my nails will grow back quickly. Arsenal next. Get a result against them and make my day.

Mike: Pleased with the start of the season and we look strong, with a clear direction. The board appears to now be listening.

Ben: Fantastic from a team that had virtually no midfield. Somehow Alonso gets four goals out of a team with 26% possession? Never boring being a Chelsea fan.

Tristan: The most important thing is that we got it over the line. But if we didn't, I'd be livid! Always doing things the hard way! When we were 3-0 up I expected the game to be done and we'd take those three points, but we had to put ourselves in a difficult position, didn't we? Yes, the three goals we conceded were a bit lucky but shouldn't have given them confidence. But we should take the positives. I'm really excited for this season, especially the front three we have. Not it's time for Arsenal!

Brighton fans

Martin: Brilliant display by Brighton after gifting a very poor Chelsea a three-goal lead. It was far too much to overcome but Chelsea were panicking the entire second half. It's going to be a great season for Brighton. Chelsea are just going to fail again.

Barry: Brighton didn't play badly at all. We started too slowly, but were much better in the second half and scoring three away at Chelsea shows the attacking quality is there. The problem was finding the right balance defensively and Chelsea punished our mistakes. We need to start games with the same intensity we showed after the break.

Steve: I absolutely hate losing... but this was definitely less painful. To have kept their heads up and relentlessly tried to get back into the game having conceded three early goals shows a huge amount of character and fight. This attitude will pay dividends in matches this season, I'm sure.

Merciless: Poor defensive display cost the Seagulls at least a point. Gomez needs to do better with the countless chances offered to him.

Brighton starting XI:

Bart Verbruggen: Struggled when coming out to claim the ball for Chelsea's opening goal, but made several good saves later in the match. 5

Olivier Boscagli: Made little impact and was part of a disjointed defensive performance. 5

Lewis Dunk: Did not stand out and was involved in a lacklustre defensive display. Also fortunate to avoid greater punishment for a poor challenge on Joao Pedro. 5

Luka Vuskovic: Tested the goalkeeper with a long-range effort in the first half but looked unconvincing defensively. 5

Ferdi Kadioglu: Struggled to cope with the combination of Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto down Chelsea's right. 5

Pascal Gross: The German delivered an excellent cross to create Yalcouye's first opportunity of the game, and had the last word with his late goal. 7

Mats Wieffer: Failed to deal with an early corner, which led to a mix-up with Verbruggen and ultimately Chelsea's opener. 5

Maxim de Cuyper: Offered little attacking threat while operating in an unfamiliar advanced role because of Brighton's injury problems. 5

Malick Yalcouye: Produced an energetic display, registering Brighton's first shot before scoring with a first-time volley that went in off the post. 7

Diego Gomez: Brighton's most dangerous attacking player but also guilty of missing several chances. 5

Charalampos Kostoulas: Played a key role in Brighton's first goal after seeing an initial effort saved, but struggled to provide a consistent threat. 6

Brighton substitutes:

Ibrahim Osman (on 74, Yalcouye): Made little obvious impact. 6

Costinha (on 80, Wieffer): 6

Promise David (on 80, Kostoulas): 6

Subs not used: Steele, Struijk, Hadjam, Cozier-Duberry, O'Riley, Oriola.

Read the full article and see how you rated the players

Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist

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Brighton have completed the signing of Matias Orozco from Deportivo Cali for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £3.5m.

The 18-year-old midfielder has signed a five-year deal with the Seagulls and is expected to go out on loan to Europe.

Orozco made 24 appearances in the Colombian premier league last season, having moved into their senior squad at the age of 16.

Sporting director Mike Cave said: "We have identified Matias as an exciting young talent who we're really pleased to bring to the club.

"He has already got good experience in Colombia and we will now place him with a club on loan for the 2026/27 season so he can continue his development.

"We're looking forward to working with him and to helping him reach his potential."

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Frustrating part is that we controlled the game, scored three goals away and had lot of chances but we lost. We didn't find the right balance between controlling the game and being good defensively. It was small margins and Chelsea had so much quality to punish us.

"Frustrating but a lot of positives to take away as well. We came here to win the game and the boys showed that attitude even at 3-0 down. We will get stronger because of this game and we can make the next step in our development.

"We are usually brilliant in the basics. We will analyse it."

On Malick Yalcouye's performance: "He had an impressive performance today. He showed attitude and personality at a tough place to go. In the end, we would have been more happy if we could take points away from this game. But it's important to emphasise these kind of performances.

On Yasin Ayari and possible transfers: "He had a small issue with his ankle. Hopefully he will be back next weekend. Let's see what happens in the window."

Listen to more from Fabian Hurzeler on BBC Sounds here.

Did you know?

• Brighton are only the second side since 1950 to score 4+ goals in their first game of an English top-flight season, and then concede 4+ in their second, after Blackpool in 2010-11 (won first 4-0 v Wigan, lost second 0-6 v Arsenal).

• Brighton have lost three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2021 under Graham Potter.

Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist

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Their emphatic 4-0 victory over Villa on the opening weekend set expectations high for a another season under Hurzeler, who has steered Brighton to back-to-back eighth-placed finishes since taking charge in 2024.

But they were given a reality check by a Chelsea attack brimming with quality.

Brighton's backline, including £46m summer signing Vuskovic, struggled to cope with the width provided by wing-backs Hato and Neto as well as the creativity of their front three of Palmer, Rogers and Joao Pedro in the first half.

Hurzeler will draw positives from a much-improved display in the second half as they went close to grabbing a point, despite the excursions of a midweek outing against Norway's Tromso to book their Conference League place.

Yalcouye's performance was a bright spot, with the 20-year-old Ivorian playing a key role in their first two goals.

He has spent the past two seasons on loan at Sturm Graz and Swansea City despite joining Brighton in 2024 but this display showed he can do a job at the Seagulls this year.

And for Hurzeler, the challenge will be to ensure the Brighton side that emerged after half-time is the norm rather than the one that was overrun in first half.

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

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