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title: "Hoffenheim Talks Force Brighton’s Malick Yalcouye Call"
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published: "2026-06-29T06:28:30Z"
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# Hoffenheim Talks Force Brighton’s Malick Yalcouye Call

Brighton & Hove Albion face a fresh decision over Malick Yalcouye after TSG Hoffenheim reportedly opened talks over a permanent move for the midfielder.

According to Brighton reporter [Charlie Parker-Turner](https://x.com/CParkerTurner/status/2064070663405461828), Hoffenheim are in discussions with Albion over a deal for the 20-year-old. [Roundtable’s Brighton channel](https://roundtable.io/sports/soccer/premier-league/brighton-and-hove-albion/community/opinion/malick-yalcouye-could-leave-brighton-this-summer) has also reported that the Bundesliga club have shown firm interest as the summer window begins to accelerate.

https://x.com/CParkerTurner/status/2064070663405461828

## Fabian Hurzeler Handed Midfield Pathway Call

Yalcouye joined Brighton from IFK Goteborg in 2024, with [the club confirming](https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-news-transfer-malick-yalcouye-joins-albion-from-ifk-goteborg) a contract until June 2029. His pathway has already been carefully managed: Albion later sent him to Swansea City after a Sturm Graz spell in which [Brighton noted](https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/media-article/mft-transfer-news-malick-yalcouye-swansea-city-loan-august-2025) he won the Austrian Bundesliga and the league’s Young Player of the Year award.

That context makes Hoffenheim’s interest more than a routine loan-market footnote. Brighton have built their recruitment model on protecting upside, but midfield competition is tightening under Fabian Hurzeler and the club must decide whether Yalcouye is still a first-team project or a saleable asset.

The timing is significant. Albion have already been active around their squad structure this summer, with [Jan Paul van Hecke’s Tottenham move](https://readbrighton.com/2026/06/28/tottenham-spending-brighton-vuskovic-transfer-pressure/) putting defensive succession planning under the spotlight. A Yalcouye exit would ask a different question: how quickly Brighton are willing to cash in on developing midfield talent before it gets a proper Amex run.