Liverpool have been handed a transfer boost in their reported pursuit of Brighton's Yves Bissouma.
The midfielder has been in fine form for Albion this season and his displays have resulted in him being linked with a host of clubs, including the Reds.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is said to be a huge fan of the Mali international, who has also been touted as a possible replacement for Gini Wijnaldum.
Bissouma is contracted until summer 2023, and Seagulls boss Graham Potter, speaking earlier this week, refused to give his side’s supporters any assurances that the midfielder would remain with the club.
He said: “Not really. He’s contract with us. As far as I know he’s going to report to pre-season like everyone else.
“But it’s football. Like anything, in the summer we have to make some good decisions and improve the football club.”
And now Tony Bloom, the club’s chairman, has revealed the Seagulls have lost £50m as a result of the Covid pandemic and the situation is going to have to be managed carefully.
"This season and the previous season have been really tough financially. We have lost over £50m purely because of Covid over the two seasons. That money is never coming back," Bloom told BBC Radio Sussex.
"So, we have to be as prudent as we can in the coming seasons and try and be as competitive as we can.
"It is not easy, it is not easy for us or other clubs and some of the bigger clubs would have lost a lot more money because of the income that they get from bigger grounds and their huge hospitality and sponsorship compared to us.
"So, we have all got to manage that situation. I think we will see over the next two to three transfer seasons that things will be a little bit different than there have been historically."
