Sunday 20 August 2017 22:46, UK
Brighton have completed the club-record signing of Colombia winger Jose Izquierdo.
A record fee, understood to be £13.5m, was agreed with Club Brugge last week, only for work permit issues to hold up the deal.
Those issues have now been sorted, and Izquierdo will be free to make his debut against Barnet in Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie, provided international clearance is received in time.
Albion boss Chris Hughton said: "This has been a very complex deal, but I am absolutely delighted we are finally in a position to confirm it is completed.
"I would like to thank all those involved for their hard work and am delighted Jose is now able to begin work.
"He has already been in Brighton & Hove for a period of time, and been able to meet his new colleagues, but has not been permitted to train with us - so he is now very keen to get started, and we are looking forward to working with him on the training pitch.
"He's a very exciting player to watch, and along with that excitement he will bring pace and creativity to the team; he also has an excellent goalscoring record."
Izquierdo won the Belgian league's player of the year award in 2016 after helping Brugge to the title.
