According to reports, Brighton has agreed in principle with Ajax for the transfer of Ghanaian attacking midfielder, Mohammed Kudus.
Aside from Brighton, Kudus has reportedly been linked to Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea during this transfer window following a standout year for Ajax in which he scored 18 goals and made seven assists across all competitions.
This comes after the Ghanaian player made a big impression at the World Cup in Qatar, scoring two goals for Ghana against South Korea in the world cup group stage.
According to The Athletic, Mohammed Kudus is reportedly set to transfer to Brighton, subject to personal terms and medical.
The Ajax midfielder played three seasons with the club, scoring 16 goals in 63 Eredivisie games. In 24 appearances for Ghana, he has also scored seven goals, including two in the World Cup last winter. Kudus will be a major profit for the Dutch club after Ajax paid £8 million to sign him from FC Nordsjaelland in 2020.
So far this summer, Brighton have signed Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht for £16 million, as well as James Milner and Mahmoud Dahoud on free transfers. The Seagulls have so far rejected Chelsea’s bid for Moises Caicedo, who has been a shining light at the Amex and would fetch a large amount if he left.
Kudus’ ability to dominate numerous roles with his combination of physicality and pace has been tremendously successful for Ajax, who has used his distinctive profile all over the pitch to build momentum in individual clashes or to break through weak points in the opposition set-up.
According to Smarterscout, Kudus has played as many as seven positions in Dutch football since his debut, ranging from deep-lying No 6 to out-and-out center-forward, with most of his time spent out on the right flank sprinting at the full-back.
Kudus, who grew up idolizing Thiago, feels his best position as playing in midfield. However, both Erik ten Hag and Alfred Schreuder immediately realized that Kudus’s midfield potential is far more about incision than tempo-setting.
Few players in European football are better at producing counter-attacks on their own when they are able to grab the ball in deep areas.
