Brighton have a sharper contract decision to make on Amario Cozier-Duberry as external interest continues to build around the former Arsenal winger.
Roundtable reports that West Ham have been linked with a possible summer move, while also noting that Cozier-Duberry has two years left on his Brighton deal and has held talks over fresh terms.
That follows the wider loan-pathway discussion around the 21-year-old, with WeAreBrighton naming Birmingham City as one possible next step after his productive spell at Bolton Wanderers.
Bolton’s promotion season changed the tone of the debate.
Cozier-Duberry is no longer just a development project returning from a useful loan. He is an attacker with Championship suitors, Premier League attention and a decision point Brighton cannot park until August.
Hurzeler Pathway Now Matters
The key point for Albion is not simply whether interest exists.
It is whether Fabian Hurzeler and the recruitment department believe Cozier-Duberry has a credible first-team route before his contract moves closer to its final 18 months.
Read Brighton has already covered the Strasbourg and West Ham backdrop, but the next phase is about control.
Brighton either extend him before another strategic loan, or accept that permanent bids will start testing their valuation.
That matters more because Albion’s wide department is shifting again, with Zadok Yohanna’s arrival increasing competition for attacking minutes.
For a club built on developing high-upside players, allowing a market to form without a clear contract answer would be the least Brighton-like outcome of all.
