Brighton and Hove Albion’s £67.2 million loss last season emphasises the importance of continuing to make shrewd signings such as Joel Veltman.
He performed soundly again in last night’s stalemate against fellow strugglers Fulham, which produced only Brighton’s second clean sheet at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League this season.
Veltman has been deputising for Tariq Lamptey ever since the electric first choice on the right side of Brighton’s defence went off in the closing stages of the repeat fixture at Craven Cottage (also a 0-0) with hamstring trouble.
It’s impossible to replicate Lamptey’s lightning quick turn of foot, but the experienced Dutchman is bringing his own brand of stability and dependability to Brighton’s back line.
Head coach Graham Potter tells The Athletic: “Attributes wise, Joel won’t mind me saying he’s not quite at Tariq’s level of pace. But he brings…
