{"id":916719,"date":"2026-07-01T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/brighton-complete-20m-move-for-struijk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:14:03","slug":"brighton-complete-20m-move-for-struijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/brighton-complete-20m-move-for-struijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton complete \u00a320m move for Struijk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brighton have completed the signing of defender Pascal Struijk, who has joined from Leeds United.<\/p>\n<p>Struijk has signed a five-year deal at Brighton, who have reportedly paid \u00a320m to secure the centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old joined Leeds from Ajax in 2018 and made 196 appearances for the club across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Struijk made 34 appearances in the Premier League last term, as Leeds secured an impressive 14th-place finish in their first season back in the big time since 2022-23.<\/p>\n<p>However, with just a year left on his contract, Leeds elected to cash in, and Struijk now heads to Brighton, seemingly as a replacement for his compatriot Jan Paul van Hecke, who joined Tottenham for \u00a352m.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What&#8217;s better than one Pascal? Two of them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/47eMAz7zKv\">pic.twitter.com\/47eMAz7zKv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brighton &#038; Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficialBHAFC\/status\/2072042486961213756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Pascal is exactly the sort of profile we wanted to add to the squad this summer, in that he&#8217;s got good Premier League experience and has his peak years ahead of him,&#8221; Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He really showcased what he&#8217;s capable of last season \u2013 great defensive actions while comfortable on the ball \u2013 with his style well-suited to ours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is also a leader, having worn the captain&#8217;s armband at times for Leeds last season. He is an excellent addition to the group, and I am looking forward to working with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brighton have reportedly lodged a bid for Spurs youngster Luka Vuskovic, too, as the Seagulls look to restructure their centre-back options.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds, meanwhile, are reportedly set to sign Harry Wilson as a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson scored 10 goals and provided seven assists in the Premier League for Fulham last season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/brighton-complete-20m-move-for-struijk\/401266\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>SoccerNews Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Brighton have completed the signing of defender Pascal Struijk, who has joined from Leeds United. Struijk has signed a five-year deal at Brighton, who have reportedly paid \u00a320m to secure the centre-back. The 26-year-old joined Leeds from Ajax in 2018 and made 196 appearances for the club across all competitions. Struijk made 34 appearances [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":916720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32858,4983,2005],"tags":[43910,6963],"class_list":["post-916719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brighton","category-complete","category-soccer","tag-brighton","tag-complete"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/916720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}