Report: Brighton in talks to beat Tottenham to Victor Camarasa

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Victor Camarasa is expected to leave La Liga club Real Betis this month and Premier League trio Brighton, West Ham and Spurs have all been watching.

Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham have been looking at one or two La Liga midfielders in the last couple of months.

Barcelona misfit Andre Gomes was heavily linked with a move to both London clubs during August and this month has seen Real Betis starlet Fabian Ruiz emerge as a potential target.

But according to ABC de Sevilla, 21-year-old playmaker Ruiz is not the only reason why Spurs and West Ham have sent scouts to the Estadio Benito Villamarin of late.

It is understood that the Premier League duo have also been keeping a close eye on fellow Betis midfielder Victor Camarasa, who joined the Andalucian club from Levante for a fee of around £6 million in the summer.

The report adds that the 23-year-old is likely to move to England before the end of the transfer window, but not with either Spurs or West Ham. ABC understands that Brighton are in negotiations about signing Camarasa and could get their man for a fee of about £9 million.

Big things were expected of Camarasa when he joined in the summer but he has struggled to really make the expected impact, starting just 11 La Liga games.

And Brighton apparently see the dynamic midfielder as a replacement for the experienced Steve Sidwell at the Amex Stadium.

The Seagulls have pulled off a couple of really eye-catching deals of late and Camarasa would join club-record signing Jurgen Locadia in signing for Chris Hughton’s side this month.