Brighton complete Anthony Knockaert signing from Standard Liege
Friday 8 January 2016 07:10, UK
Brighton have signed French winger Anthony Knockaert from Standard Liege for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract with Albion after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.
Knockaert joined Standard on a free transfer from Leicester City last summer and has scored five league goals in 20 games this season for the Belgian club.
He was part of the Leicester side that won promotion to the Premier League two seasons ago and made a total of 106 appearances for the Foxes, in which he scored 16 goals, during his three campaigns at the King Power Stadium.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton told his club's official website: "Once I knew that there was a possibility that Anthony was available, he was somebody I was interested in bringing to the club for a number of reasons.
"He is a different type of player to the wide players we have here; he can play in three positions, on the left, off the front man, but predominantly in his previous time here in England he played on the right side.
"He is a very good technical, offensive player, and has experience of playing in the Championship, in a team who played a 4-4-2 system, and he is used to having a responsibility in the wide areas - but mostly it is what he can bring us offensively in terms of goals and assists."
Knockaert could make his debut for the Seagulls in Tuesday's Sky Bet Championship fixture at Rotherham as long as he is given international clearance.
