Brighton boss makes honest Leandro Trossard claim amid Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal transfer talk

Brighton attacker Leo Trossard has been in fine form for Albion this season in the Premier League

Roberto De Zerbi is demanding even more from his star player Leo Trossard ahead of their Premier League clash at Wolves today

Trossard has been a key cog in the Brighton team and has scored seven goals in the Premier League so far this season.

The Belgian international’s contract expires this summer but the club have an option of another year. Albion are keen to keep the 27-year-old for the long-term but his form has attracted interest from Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea ahead of the January window.

The forward netted a hat-trick against Liverpool in De Zerbi’s first game in charge at the start of October, and has since scored two more, including the opener against Chelsea.

His performances have earned a Premier League player of the month nomination for October, but De Zerbi believes there is still more to come from the Belgian.

He said: “I’m very happy for him but I think he can play better, he can do more.

“You are not to think in a bad way when I speak like this, because I believe in Leandro, I think he played six fantastic games, but when I say he can play better it’s because I have a very important confidence in Leo.

“In different positions, he can score more I think, he can play 90 minutes, but I spoke with the team about this, because if he plays 90 minutes he can have more of a chance to score and to play better.”

After a run of five games without a win, De Zerbi celebrated his first victory with the club when they beat former Seagulls manager Graham Potter’s Chelsea 4-1 at the Amex Stadium last weekend.

The much-needed three points saw Brighton move up to ninth in the Premier League table and they now travel to Molineux to face Wolves, who are second-from-bottom in the table.

De Zerbi is looking to build on the Chelsea victory, but maintained that his team are only looking forward to the fixtures in front of them.

Forward Danny Welbeck is back available for the Seagulls, but De Zerbi hinted he may stick with the same side that beat Chelsea.

He said: “Danny Welbeck is good, I don’t know if he starts because the team that started against Chelsea did well.

“Joel Veltman could be ready to play, we still have to decide whether he’s ready.”