Albion are interested in signing Newcastle midfielder Isaac Hayden - who has handed in a transfer request.
Our sister paper The Shields Gazette has reported Hayden – who did not travel with Newcastle for their pre-season training camp in Ireland – wants to return south for what have been described as "genuine family reasons".
Hayden helped Newcastle win promotion from the Championship two seasons ago and the England under-21 international made 15 starts in the Premier League last term.
Brighton drew their opening pre-season friendly 1-1 at St Gallen today
