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We asked you which players you have watched at the World Cup that you think would be a great fit at Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Sean: Liked the look of Panama's number six - Martinez. Busy all match against England and gave our midfield a lot to do, very impressive.

Sidney: I think we should have a look at Kone of France. Another person we should look at is potentially getting Ivan Perisic for experience in that attack. Luka Vuskovic is good. We should have told Tottenham to give us Vuskovic for Van Hecke. We don't need any more players. We have already signed Yohanna and are making progress with El Mala.

Andy: Have a look at the Aussie Boys. Bos is a fantastic player, attacking winger, and the young defender, 18-year-old Hennington. They are worth a look and a perfect fit for Brighton. I live in Perth, WA, and have been supporting Brighton since 1976.

Tell us the players you've scouted so far

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Brighton have announced the signing of Portugal Under-21 international Rodrigo Rego.

The winger, 20, joins on a five-year contract for undisclosed terms after making five first-team appearances for Benfica last season, including his Champions League debut as a substitute against Ajax.

Brighton's technical director Mike Cave, said: "Rodrigo is an exciting talent who we're really pleased to bring to the club.

"He got his first taste of men's football last season in both the league and Champions League, which is a reflection of the progress he's made.

"We believe we can help him continue his development and reach his full potential. We're looking forward to working with him on this next step."

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Brighton's football style was a big reason to join the club, says latest recruit Pascal Struijk.

Brighton signed the defender from Leeds United on Tuesday, and the 26-year-old explained the running of the club is what influenced him to move to the south east.

"For me, I like the way Brighton develop players," Struijk told the club website, external.

"What you've seen over the years and the way they run the club, it's been pretty successful and now achieving Europe, for me this is the step I wanted to make to of course develop as a player, but also to challenge myself and overall become a better player again.

"The way they play football is a very important one. It's nice to watch - very intense, very good on the ball and of course, seeing the results that you achieved against the top teams are very nice to look at. Winning these games by dominating the play and dominating the game and showing basically all the players and their qualities - it's something I would love to be a part of and I am a part of now."

Brighton will play in Europe for the second time in three years next season when they take to the Conference League play-offs in August, and Struijk explained this feat is also partly why he chose the Seagulls.

"When you dream as a kid you always dream about playing in international competitions so seeing Brighton achieved that is of course a big decision for me to join the club," he added

"There are different factors but this of course is a really important one that I would like to challenge myself with and hopefully we can be successful.

"I would love to show my qualities and what I can bring to the team on the Premier League and international level, and hopefully we can be successful with me bringing the qualities that I have and of course the qualities that are already in the team."

A new episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast is now available.

The team are joined by BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope to assess incoming defender Pascal Struijk as well as other potential Brighton transfers.

Plus, there's mixed fortunes at the World Cup and a reminder of the role Gus Poyet played as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club.

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