Brighton squad for 2024/25: Fabian Hurzeler’s full team for the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup

The Brighton squad for 2024/25 is set for rejuvenation under new manager Fabian Hurzeler – but will they succeed?

Brighton’s recent success has been built largely on taking a chance on youth, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the man chosen to succeed Roberto De Zerbi is the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history.

Fabian Hurzeler, who doesn’t turn 32 until next February, will be charged with making the Seagulls more solid at the back without losing too much of the fluidity that could often make them such a potent attacking threat under the outspoken Italian.

In his fledgling career Hurzeler has displayed a similar penchant for brave, press-baiting football, something that these Brighton players are well-versed in, but with the best defensive record in the Bundesliga 2 last season, he also puts more emphasis on the importance of stopping the opposition from scoring.

They’ll need to keep a few more players off the treatment table this term, though, with new heads of performance and medicine hired in an attempt to do just that. But what last season’s injury problems highlighted most was just how much Brighton relied on Plan A to succeed.

Losing Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma for long periods left them lacking pace and unpredictability on the wings, especially with Ansu Fati failing to live up to expectations, which meant teams were able to stifle the Albion’s attacks too easily.

Without abandoning his possession-based principles, Hurzeler has shown more tactical flexibility than his predecessor, which will be crucial if the Seagulls are to have a chance of challenging for Europe again.