Deal agreed for Struijk to move to Brighton

Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk looks set to join Brighton after a deal in principle was agreed between the two Premier League clubs.

The fee for the 26-year-old centre-back, whose Elland Road contract was due to expire at the end of the 2026-27 season, is undisclosed but understood to be about £20m.

Leeds signed Dutchman Struijk for their under-23s from Ajax in January 2018 before he graduated to the first team.

He made 196 appearances for the Whites, including 34 in the Premier League last season.

Brighton have sold centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke to Tottenham for £52m already this summer.