Brighton completes move for Feyenoord's Wieffer
Mats Wieffer has joined Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported fee of £25.4 million ($48.2 million) from Dutch giant Feyenoord.
The 24-year-old has penned a five-year contract with the Seagulls.
Having joined Feyenoord in 2022, Wieffer proved to be a key figure for now-Liverpool boss Arne Slot.
Wieffer played a role in helping Feyenoord win the Eredivisie title in 2023, and then the KNVB Beker last season.
"We’re delighted to welcome Mats to the club, a player whose qualities we have admired for a long time," Brighton's technical director David Weir said.
"He has a lot of experience in the [UEFA] Champions League as well as the Eredivisie and has developed into one of the best deep-lying midfielders in Europe."
Although Wieffer made his Netherlands debut in March last year, he was not called up by Ronald Koeman for UEFA Euro 2024.
Wieffer will link up with his former Feyenoord team-mate Yankuba Minteh, who joined Brighton from Newcastle United.
