Football Insider journalist Connor Humm revealed on 21 February that Chelsea want to sign Mitoma as they are looking to strengthen their attacking options. However, Brown has explained they may be reluctant to spend the type of money Brighton will ask for as there are concerns about his consistency.
"If Mitoma had been Messi, it would have got a lot more attention than it did."
Highflying Sunderland needed an 89th-minute goal to earn a 2-2 draw with Watford at the Stadium of Light on February 1 and Tom Cleverley's men are a tempting price to win at Stoke.
According to Opta, of the nine league fixtures Brighton have played when both Mitoma and Minteh have started, they have won five of those, giving them a win percentage of 56% and an average of 1.9 points per game. In those games, their 16 goals means they have also averaged 1.8 goals for.
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler has praised the “special talent” of Kaoru Mitoma after the Brighton & Hove Albion winger’s goal against Chelsea drew comparisons from pundit Jamie Carragher with Lionel Messi.
Kaoru Mitoma is showing is quality against Chelsea once again with a superb strike against the Londoners this evening at the Amex. The Japanese attacker scored the winner against Chelsea just six days ago in the FA Cup, and Friday evening he opened the ...
Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler praised Kaoru Mitoma’s stunning goal last weekend, highlighting the winger’s technique and composure.
Yankuba Minteh has scored twice and Kaoru Mitoma got a superb opener as Brighton demolished Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League.
Jamie Carragher took aim at Trevoh Chalobah, Malo Gusto and Filip Jorgensen for their part in Kaoru Mitoma’s stunning goal in Brighton’s 3-0 victory over Chelsea. The opening stages of the first half proved cagey but Mitoma brought the Premier League contest to life with an exquisite strike to break the deadlock in the 27th minute.
A brilliant goal by Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma and a Yankuba Minteh double gave the Seagulls a 3-0 Premier League home win over Chelsea on Friday, a week after they knocked their London visitors out of the FA Cup.
Danny Welbeck set up a pair of Yankuba Minteh goals as clinical Brighton beat up Chelsea 3-0 at the Amex Stadium on Friday, a second-straight win over the Blues in under a week.