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title: "Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls interested in Mattie Pollock"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-scout-mattie-pollock-transfer-target/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Brighton & Hove Albion"
published: "2020-08-19T15:00:19Z"
modified: "2020-08-19T15:00:19Z"
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# Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls interested in Mattie Pollock

**Brighton are reportedly among several clubs targeting teenage Grimsby defender Mattie Pollock, who has been likened to England centre-back Harry Maguire.**

The [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8640095/Sheffield-Crystal-Palace-Brighton-interested-Grimsby-teenager-Mattie-Pollock.html) reported that the Seagulls, along with Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, have been scouting the 18-year-old, whose father Jamie [played in the Premier League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamie-pollock/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/222230) for Middlesbrough and Bolton in the 1990s. The [report added](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8640095/Sheffield-Crystal-Palace-Brighton-interested-Grimsby-teenager-Mattie-Pollock.html) that the Blundell Park outfit are ‘braced’ for offers for the youngster.

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

Pollock, who stands at a towering [1.9m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mattie-pollock/profil/spieler/624948) (6 ft 3), has [drawn comparisons with Manchester United defender Maguire](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8640095/Sheffield-Crystal-Palace-Brighton-interested-Grimsby-teenager-Mattie-Pollock.html) for his robust frame, while the teenager has already been entrusted with significant responsibility at Grimsby.

He has played [29 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mattie-pollock/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/624948/verein/1034) for the Mariners, featuring [19 times in League Two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mattie-pollock/leistungsdaten/spieler/624948) for them last season, and [captained them at the tender age of 17](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8640095/Sheffield-Crystal-Palace-Brighton-interested-Grimsby-teenager-Mattie-Pollock.html), an indication as to his maturity and leadership qualities even in the formative years of his senior career.

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The 18-year-old is impressively disciplined for a central defensive player – in almost 1,900 minutes of action for Grimsby, he has only been shown three yellow cards, although two of those came in the same match (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mattie-pollock/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/624948/verein/1034)).

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

Pollock is still very raw and has played [no higher than League Two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mattie-pollock/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/624948), so a move to a Premier League club like Brighton would clearly be a significant step up for him. If he were to join the Seagulls in this transfer window, he would likely be viewed with the long-term in mind rather than the immediate future.

Indeed, he could be bedded in gently like [Ben White](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-transfer-rumours/brighton-ben-white-transfer-latest-kinnear-leeds/) at the Amex Stadium. The 22-year-old, who has played just [twice for Brighton’s first team](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-white/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/335721/verein/1237) so far, [gained valuable experience on loan at Leeds](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-white/leistungsdaten/spieler/335721) last term, impressing to such an extent that he has now had a [£50m price tag](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12418521/ben-white-transfer-leeds-man-utd-liverpool-chelsea/) placed on his head and [each of last season’s Premier League top six](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12418521/ben-white-transfer-leeds-man-utd-liverpool-chelsea/) reportedly vying for his signature.

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If the Seagulls can prise Pollock from Grimsby and offer him further first team experience with a loan move elsewhere, like they did for White, it could prove to be a very astute coup over the forthcoming years.

***Brighton fans, can Pollock go on to reach the level that Maguire is at now? Comment below with your views!***