Brighton pen with Pogon Szczecin’s Kozlowski

Kacper Kozlowski

, who had received a lot of interest from

sides, will join

from

and will then go on a loan spell straightly to

.

Brighton chair

Tony Bloom

owns Union St-Gilloise and they are sitting top of the Belgian Pro League now.

The Polish midfielder came through the ranks with Pogon, having his debut at the age of 15 years and 215 days during their 3-0 victory over Cracovia. He has then played in 40 matches for Pogon, meeting the back of the net four times.

Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth said

: "He is a bright young talent and we're very pleased to have completed the signing of Kacper, who has made a lot of progress in his career at a very early stage.

"The initial plan for Kacper in the short-term will be for him to spend the rest of the season out on loan with Union. David Weir and his team will monitor his progress there."

Head coach

Graham Potter

added:

"His style of play suits us and our style. During my time here, we have done very well in recruiting players for the future and Kacper is a similar signing.

"He will initially head out on loan, as it is important for him to continue his development, and he is keen to continue playing regularly.

"We will be watching with interest, as he is a very exciting young talent and a player, I am really looking forward to working with in the future."

The Poland international made history with his side at Euro 2020 as he became the youngest player to have ever featured in the competition’s history, being aged 17 years and 246 days, breaking Jude Bellingham’s record with six days earlier.

He was a substitute in Poland’s battle against Spain and Sweden.

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