Brighton jumps ahead of Man Utd and Arsenal in race for Greece Wonderkid, 18

Brighton has moved for Manchester United and Arsenal and a series of other lovers for Olympiacos Wonderkid Babis Kostoulas.

And the seagulls can already sign the teenage sensation in Wednesday.

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Kostoulas, 18, burst on stage this season, saw six goals and one assist in 21 league games at the Greek champions.

The versatile striker played a crucial role in the Piraeus outfit that won the double and got the last 16 of the Europa League, where they finished in the top during the competition phase.

That came after another stunning campaign 2023-24 in which the Greece under the age of 21 led the club under the age of 19 to the UEFA Youth League Glory, who had ever won the very first European trophy by a Greek team.

Sunsport reported The stunning versions of the attacker have led to an interest in a number of Premier League clubs, such as Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa.

United Even made contact with Olympiacos, but also confronted with competition from Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, AC Milan and clubs from Spain – while there were also ties with Real Madrid.

But that’s it Brighton who have stolen a march on all the above and are willing to splash the money on the young prospect.

Sunsport can reveal on Wednesday, will be “crucial” with regard to the future of Kostoulas and the hope of the seagulls to land him.

Olympiacos will not sell cheaply and will insist on a large resale clause for their star player, who has a contract until 2030.

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Negotiations have reached a fee of € 40 million (£ 34 million), which is not willing to meet the side of Fabian Hurzeler, despite their willingness to pay good money.

However, Sunsport understands that Kostoulas’ reimbursement could climb even higher up to € 50-55 million (£ 42-46 million).

That would make Kostoulas the most expensive Greek transfer of all time, because in 2019 he would darken the relocation of £ 30 million from Kostas Manolas in 2019 from Roma to Napoli.

Brighton recently completed the second most expensive Greek transfer of all time when they landed Stefanos Tzimas from Nuremberg after a £ 22 million deal.

That would see the seagulls who continue their impressive series of the best young talent in the world after signing Yves Bissouma, Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister and more.

Kostoulas is one of the greatest wonder kids in Olympiacos, together with Konstantis Tzolakis and Christos Mouzakitis, who is also the target by Brighton Sunsport recently reported.

But Brighton is confronted with competition from ArsenalMan Utd, Villa, Dortmund, Milan, Juventus, Wolves, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid for midfielder Mouzakitis, 18.

Tzolakis, 22, on the other hand, is ranked as the goalkeeper who is most ready for a top five competition match under the age of 23 years after stunning versions in the Europa League and Last season’s conference league.