Brighton express interest in signing Italy U21 talent Ahanor from Atalanta

Reports in Italy claim that Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion have registered an interest in signing Atalanta and Azzurrini talent Honest Ahanor this summer.

According to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport in Italy, representatives from Brighton have been in Milan over the last few days for a series of meetings, and in that time, the topic of signing Ahanor from Atalanta has come up in conversations.

No formal negotiations have taken place as things stand, and Di Marzio suggests that it will not be straightforward to haggle with Atalanta this summer. That is because La Dea are not pressed to sell players to raise funds given that they are set to sell Marco Palestra to Chelsea in a €60m package and Ederson to Manchester United for a total sum of €45m.

Ahanor has only been with Atalanta for one season and remains under contract until the summer of 2028.

Atalanta paid €20m to sign a then-17-year-old Ahanor from Genoa last summer, making him the second-most expensive Italian 17-year-old of all time.

The teenager made 35 appearances in the Atalanta back line across all competitions in 2025-26, including 22 outings in Serie A and nine in the Champions League.