Brighton & Hove Albion have won the race to sign Adam Lallana on a free transfer from Liverpool by offering him a longer contract with the possibility of moving into training at the end of his playing career.
Athletic understands that the 32-year-old former England midfielder will sign a three-year contract and cut his estimated salary of £ 100,000 per week at Anfield to join the ambitious Brighton Premier League project under head coach Graham Potter. The club’s long-term goal is to establish itself in the top 10 in the top flight.
Brighton sees Lallana as the high-quality catch type to enhance his development from one side destined to finish in the bottom six for the third consecutive season.
Leicester, Burnley and Tottenham have been related to Lallana in recent weeks. In Leicester, he reportedly met with Brendan Rodgers, the manager who signed him for Liverpool from Southampton in 2014, but vies for his …
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