I’d love us to get Rushworth but I can’t see it happening.
If the rumours are true that Verbruggen is off for £50 million then I reckon Brighton will want to keep him. The only tiny chink of light is that he has little if any experience in the Premier League and they might think it a bit of a gamble but that’s probably clutching at straws.
Also, the player himself has said that he will consider his options in the summer if his future doesn’t lie with Brighton. He will attract plenty of interest.
Our best chance might be to get him on a deal that means we are obliged to sell him if we are relegated and an offer of at least £x is received. The truth, much as it grieves me to say it, is that his medium and long term - and possibly short term - future lies with bigger clubs than us. He is a very fine goalkeeper and I wish him all the best. If we can’t keep him, I will forever remember him for the huge part that he played in us

getting promotion.