Overview
- Reports on Saturday say Brighton & Hove Albion have submitted a roughly €34m (£30m) offer for 18-year-old centre-back Honest Ahanor, with transfer experts Ben Jacobs and Alex Crook cited by Football Italia.
- Ahanor rose rapidly after joining Atalanta from Genoa in July 2025 and now has about 41 senior appearances, including nine Champions League games, plus recent senior Italy caps.
- Atalanta paid €16m plus up to €4m in bonuses for Ahanor last summer, so a mid-€30m sale would deliver an immediate profit on their investment.
- Sources report Atalanta values the player in the €30–40m range and the club appears under little financial pressure to sell after securing roughly €105m from other recent departures.
- Coverage remains provisional with some outlets describing Brighton’s contact as enquiries and others reporting a lodged bid, so the situation is still developing and may require a higher offer to progress.