Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr have approached Brighton & Hove Albion with a formal offer to recruit winger Kaoru Mitoma. The proposal submitted to the Premier League side for Japan international Mitoma is worth €65million but has been formally rejected.

Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr are relentless with their recruitment and have stepped up with a €65 million bid for Brighton & Hove Albion attacker Kaoru Mitoma. The Saudi League club has been pushing for new additions, closing a deal for Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran, and now their radar has turned them to the Brighton winger.

Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr have launched a shock transfer bid for Brighton and Hove Albion's wing wizard. The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein has exclusively revealed on X that Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr ,

Al-Nassr are ready to offer a package worth $112 million for Kaoru Mitoma after seeing an opening bid rejected by Brighton. The initial offer, worth $67 million, was rejected by the Seagulls but Mitoma is the first choice at the Saudi Pro League side as they look to strengthen their options on the wing.

Brighton have turned down a substantial offer from Al-Nassr for Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma. The bid, reportedly worth £54.42 million, was dismissed as Brighton see no need to sell, per the BBC . Al-Nassr is expected to return with a higher bid, as they are determined to get their man.

Transfer expert David Ornstein posted: “EXCL: Al Nassr approach Brighton & Hove Albion with formal bid to sign Kaoru Mitoma. Proposal for Japan international winger €65m - formally rejected by #BHAFC. 27yo top target to fulfil #AlNassr aim of bolstering in wide attacking areas @TheAthleticFC.”

The wily Seagulls midfielder bundled the south coast side ahead in the second half at Manchester United. And with it, he became the Premier League's highest-scoring Japanese player ever. That's now 15 for Mitoma and we're going to go out on a limb and say that record will be extended in the seasons to come.