Brighton look to swoop for Valencia’s Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan for their first Premier League season
Premier League new boys in search of a new keeper as David Stockdale has so far this summer refused to sign a new deal at the Amex
BRIGHTON are set to swoop for Valencia keeper Mathew Ryan.
The Premier League new boys are on the hunt for a top class keeper, with David Stockdale so far refusing to sign a new deal.
report Seagulls boss Chris Hughton is not hanging around for Stockdale to commit his future to the club, and will press ahead with plans to replace him.
Valencia stopper Ryan is a viable option for Hughton, who moved to Spain from Brugge in 2015.
Club officials have travelled to Spain for more talks with the Spanish club about the 25-year-old who has four years left on his current deal.
The Australian international made 20 appearances for Valencia, under former boss Gary Neville and featured for his country against England in the 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light before Euro 2016.
Diego Alves replaced Ryan in goal once Neville was sacked, and after two games was sent back to Belgium on loan to Racing Genk.
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He played only twice for Valencia at the start of last season, before returning to Belgium in January on loan to Racing Genk.
Promoting Niki Maenpaa is another option, the Finnish keeper played just seven games last season, while young keeper Christian Walton will go out on loan to gain more experience.