Football Insider journalist Connor Humm revealed on 21 February that Chelsea want to sign Mitoma as they are looking to strengthen their attacking options. However, Brown has explained they may be reluctant to spend the type of money Brighton will ask for as there are concerns about his consistency.
Reports on the bid from Al-Nassr vary drastically, ranging from the £55m mark up to £90m for a player Brighton plucked from Kawasaki Frontale for around £2.5m in 2021. After a brief loan in Belgium with Union SG, the Seagulls were so confident they allowed Leandro Trossard to go to Arsenal for £30m, knowing Mitoma was ready to unleash.
Karou Mitoma is open to leaving Brighton for a Champions League club in the summer with Bayern Munich and Napoli interested.
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler has praised the “special talent” of Kaoru Mitoma after the Brighton & Hove Albion winger’s goal against Chelsea drew comparisons from pundit Jamie Carragher with Lionel Messi.
Brighton and Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma will not be distracted by transfer talk as he is told how to keep improving with and without the ball
Tony Bloom - Brighton's chairman - has previously indicated that he sees Chelsea as his 'favourite customers', referring to Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital having shelled close to £200m for head coach Graham Potter and two players in Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo.
Yankuba Minteh has scored twice and Kaoru Mitoma got a superb opener as Brighton demolished Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League.
Chelsea produced another disappointing performance as they fell to a 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.
The Japan international ran on to a long ball forward from Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in the 26th minute, controlled it expertly on his right foot before cutting inside Trevoh Chalobah and bending his shot around Filip Jorgensen and into the bottom right-hand corner.
Brighton inflicted a 21st Premier League defeat of the season on lowly Southampton as they eased to a 4-0 win at St Mary's.
2025 Kaoru Mitoma has the best first touch in world football. 💫 — Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) February 14, 2025 Chelsea must be absolutely sick of the sight of him!