Brighton signed Ecuador defender Pervis Estupinan from Spanish side Villarreal on Tuesday in a deal worth a reported $20 million.Estupinan agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League club, who needed a replacement for Marc Cucurella following the left-back’s recent move to Chelsea.🚨 BREAKING 🚨Brighton have completed the signing of Pervis Estupiñán from Villarreal, on a five-year contract for a deal worth an initial £14 million. ✍️🙌 Welcome to #BHAFC, Pervis! 💙 pic.twitter.com/QwMMwi6hQh— Seagulls Central (@SeagullsCentral) August 16, 2022 The Seagulls’ manager Graham Potter is pleased that he’s got a player with international experience.”We’re excited by what Pervis brings us and he fills a position to which we’ve been looking to add depth. In addition to his international experience, he has played for Villarreal in the Champions League and Europa League, as well as gaining plenty of experience in La Liga. We will help him to settle here in England, but we’re looking forward to working with him and seeing him in action in the Premier League.”🇪🇨 Pervis Estupiñan signs a 5-year deal to officially join Brighton Hove & Albion of the English Premier League! The 24-year-old joins compatriots Moises Caicedo & Jeremy Sarmiento ✨ pic.twitter.com/jXzngq6qhC— Warriors of Ecuador (@EcuadorHeroes) August 16, 2022 The 24-year-old signed for Watford in 2016 but spent four seasons on loan in Spain with Granada, Almeria, Mallorca and Osasuna, before joining Villarreal permanently in 2020.##NAJAVA_MECA_6573521##Pervis helped Unai Emery’s team win the Europa League in his first season with Villarreal. He has made 26 appearances for Ecuador and was named in the Copa America Team of the Tournament in 2021.
