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title: "Brighton & Hove Albion: David Button could join West Brom for £1m as transfer talks begin"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-david-button-west-brom-transfer-talks/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Brighton & Hove Albion"
published: "2020-08-25T11:10:13Z"
modified: "2020-08-25T11:10:13Z"
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# Brighton & Hove Albion: David Button could join West Brom for £1m as transfer talks begin

**Brighton goalkeeper David Button could soon be on his way out of the club amid reports of Premier League interest.**

The Telegraph journalist John Percy tweeted (via [@JPercyTelegraph](https://twitter.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1297853974272454656)) that the Seagulls are in talks with newly-promoted West Brom over a potential deal for the 31-year-old, with a fee of roughly £1m set to be paid if the deal goes through.

> West Brom are in talks with Brighton over a deal to sign goalkeeper David Button. Fee of around £1m if all goes through. Birmingham have agreed a £1m fee for [#wba](https://twitter.com/hashtag/wba?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) winger Jonathan Leko, as have [#swfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/swfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). [#bcfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#bhafc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bhafc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) [August 24, 2020](https://twitter.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1297853974272454656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Button joined Brighton from Fulham two years ago for £4.05m (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-button/transfers/spieler/61814)) but has had to be content with a backup role amid the [near-constant presence of Mat Ryan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mathew-ryan/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/128969) as first-choice ‘keeper at the Amex Stadium.

The 31-year-old has played just [11 times for the Seagulls](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-button/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/61814/verein/1237), with only three appearances last term (all in cup competitions) and a mere four in the Premier League, which came midway through the 2018/19 campaign when Ryan was [away with Australia at the Asian Cup](https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/2019-asian-cup-mat-ryan-may-be-small-in-stature-but-his-importance-to-australia-is-immeasurable-1.809740).

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Button had the unenviable distinction of being named in the matchday squad for every league game last season but failing to make a single appearance, warming the bench for the full duration of all 38 matches (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-button/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/61814/verein/1237)).

While that suggests that he was Graham Potter’s go-to alternative for Ryan, the competition for goalkeeping places at the Amex has been amplified by the return of [Christian Walton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-news/brighton-david-weir-backs-returning-loan-players-first-team/) from his loan spell at Blackburn, where the 24-year-old was [ever-present](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-walton/leistungsdaten/spieler/208379) in their Championship campaign. [Jason Steele](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brighton-amp-hove-albion/startseite/verein/1237) is also available as an option between the sticks.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

With a respectable if unspectacular concession rate of [13 goals in his 11 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-button/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/61814/verein/1237) for Brighton (1.18 per game), Button has done little wrong during his time in Sussex.

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However, with Walton buoyed by his year at Blackburn and no sign of Ryan being displaced any time soon, it’s unsurprising that the ex-Fulham ‘keeper may be seeking a new challenge, especially at 31, and it seems like just a matter of time before his exit is confirmed.

***Brighton fans, what have you made of Button during his time at the Amex? Would it be a mistake to let him leave this year? Comment below with your views!***