Brighton’s recent recruitment drive has been the envy of many in the Premier League. The Seagulls are rarely off the market and have a well-deserved reputation as talent scouts.
Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo joined for nominal fees before bringing major profits to the club just a few years later.
Eelectrifying winger Kaoru Mitoma and deadly frontman Evan Ferguson help ensure AMEX’s standards don’t drop.
Despite selling their best players, Brighton can go from strength to strength, largely due to their ability to adequately replace them with cheaper options. To that end, Guardian reporter Ed Aarons revealed which promising young prospect is now on Brighton’s radar. But for Roberto De Zerbi’s side, this particular move may not be his own way.
Paula, who is now 19 years old, is making waves in Stuttgart’s reserve team this year. Paula, who typically plays as an offensive midfielder but can also play on the left wing, has six goals this season in nine games for Regionalliga Sudwest. The last two appearances Paula has made have resulted in three of those strikes.
In fact, since joining Stuttgart’s academy in 2017, Paula has consistently scored goals at every level he has competed at.
Paula had four goals in 14 games for the club at the Under-17 level before moving on to the Under-19s and increasing his strike rate. The next promotion, this time to Stuttgart’s reserve squad, came after 10 goals in 23 minutes.
Paula’s current contract with Stuttgart, according to Transfermarkt, expires in the
