Trossard, Cucurella react to Adam Webster’s message amid Brighton exit links
Leandro Trossard and Marc Cucurella have both reacted after Adam Webster issued a new message to Brighton supporters amid rumours of a potential AMEX Stadium exit.
Brighton enjoyed a great season under young head-coach Fabian Hurzeler last term, but centre-back Webster struggled to make his mark due to injury and form issues.
He joined the club from Bristol City for a reported fee of £20million [Sky Sports] in 2019, and despite being a regular in his first few seasons at the club, he made just 14 Premier League appearances in 2024/25.
Brighton recently signed centre-back Olivier Boscagli on a free after leaving PSV Eindhoven, and Football Insider revealed in January that Wolves were interested in signing Webster, with him potentially set to be allowed to leave on loan due to his lack of game-time in the first-half of the campaign.
Despite that move never materialising, with new recruits through the door, it could be that Webster now makes way this summer amid rumours of another Premier League team being interested in his services.
Webster issues pre-season update despite Brighton exit rumours
Webster missed more games through injury in April, but did retain the Seagulls’ captaincy when he was available to start in the league.
With Brighton having bolstered their defence with Boscagli and the signing of Diego Coppola from Hellas Verona, The Mail have now reported that they “will listen to offers” for the 30-year-old this summer after Everton asked about his potential availability.
Webster is seemingly getting on with pre-season amid those exit rumours, though, as he took to Instagram on Saturday, 5 July, to post a picture of him back in training ahead of the new season captioned: “Back at it,” with a curled-bicep emoji to represent his hard work.
His former Seagulls teammates Trossard and Cucurella each left a like in response to his message, while Carlos Baleba, Igor, Mats Wieffer and former Brighton man Neal Maupay all followed suit.
Webster set for Brighton exit but Everton may have moved on
Football Insider verdict
Webster’s struggles last season were compounded by a mixture of injury issues and a lack of stability when he did play at the back in the Premier League.
He is still a solid top-flight operator, but Brighton’s persistence on playing it out from the back is much more likely to suit those that have recently arrived on the recommendation of Hurzeler, namely Boscagli and Coppola, so the 30-year-old looks set to move on as he enters the latter stages of his career.
| Appearances | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards |
| 158 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
Webster would still be a decent signing for a lower-half Premier League side, considering his experience and knowhow, but it seems that a move to Merseyside could be off the table after Everton handed Michael Keane a new contract despite him leaving as a free agent.
The Toffees were likely looking at Webster to fill a similar back-up role to that of Keane’s, but now he is staying, the move looks less probable.
It should not be hard for him to find another top-flight team to join in the coming months if Brighton are happy to let him leave, though, and it would benefit his own career too, with game-time surely set to be at a premium next term considering Hurzeler’s wealth of centre-back options.