--- title: "Total Duds: Florin Andone has done little to impress since £5.4m move to Brighton" canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/florin-andone-brighton-transfer-flop/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Liam Togher" section: "Brighton & Hove Albion" published: "2020-08-01T15:30:21Z" modified: "2020-08-01T15:30:21Z" --- # Total Duds: Florin Andone has done little to impress since £5.4m move to Brighton **This article forms part of our Total Duds feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how bad a deal the club got.** [Florin Andone](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-news/brighton-florin-andone-instagram-post-galatasaray-injuries/) tasted [relegation with Deportivo La Coruna](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-roumain-florin-andone-du-deportivo-a-brighton/904527) in 2018 but he was soon back playing top-flight football with another team in blue and white stripes as, later that summer, he completed a £5.4m move to Brighton (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/transfers/spieler/177065)), who had beaten the drop in their first season in the Premier League. The [25-cap Romania international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/nationalmannschaft/spieler/177065/verein_id/3447) came to the Amex Stadium with a [decent scoring record in Spanish football](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/177065) and was expected to provide a fresh alternative to the ageing Glenn Murray, on whom the Seagulls [relied heavily for goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brighton-amp-hove-albion/toptorschuetzensaison/verein/1237) in the 2017/18 season. ## How did Andone fare after his transfer to Brighton? Andone had to be patient for his chance under Chris Hughton, not making his first Premier League start [until December](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237). However, [goals in successive games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237) against Huddersfield and arch-rivals Crystal Palace hinted at a sign of good things to come – his [solo goal against the Eagles](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46353455) was a gem. \[freshpress-quiz id=”306835″\] He [netted a couple of times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237) in the Seagulls’ run to the FA Cup semi-finals but found league starts [hard to come by](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237), while [two of his three league goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237) in an underwhelming first season came against a Huddersfield side who collected a meagre [16 points](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/startseite/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2018). Even when finding the net against West Brom in a cup tie, the Romanian also made headlines for sinister reasons, elbowing Sam Field in the face and [subsequently receiving a three-match ban](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47162908). ### Andone’s second season as a Brighton player Andone’s first year at Brighton wasn’t a memorable one and the [£19.8m acquisition](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neal-maupay/transfers/spieler/217115) of Neal Maupay last summer left him with an even greater challenge to win over new manager Graham Potter. He got his 2019/20 campaign off to a good start, [scoring as a substitute](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3194820) in the opening day 3-0 win at Watford, but then his nasty streak came to the fore again a couple of weeks later. A rash knee-high challenge on Southampton’s Yann Valery saw him [shown a straight red card](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49378896) and prompted a shocked Paul Merson to say that it was “[worthy of five red cards](https://talksport.com/football/592003/brighton-striker-florin-andone-sent-off-foul-tackle-paul-merson-red-card/)“. Even Potter [admonished him afterwards](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49378896) for the excessive severity of the challenge. That remains his [last appearance for Brighton](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237) as he was soon [dispatched on loan to Galatasaray](https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/17875864.albion-boss-graham-potter-happy-attacking-options-florin-andone-leaves) for the season, where a cruciate ligament injury limited him to only 12 appearances in which he scored just twice (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdaten/spieler/177065)). ### What does the future hold for Andone at Brighton? Andone’s loan spell in Turkey was [cut short in June](https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/18521353.florin-andones-emotional-message-galatasaray-injury/) after suffering a knee injury and he now finds himself back at Brighton, where Maupay [hit double figures](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neal-maupay/leistungsdaten/spieler/217115) in the 2019/20 season and Aaron Connolly [broke into the first team to feature regularly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-connolly/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/434207) under Potter. \[freshpress-poll id=”311668″\] The 27-year-old has endured a torrid time since his move to Sussex in 2018 and, with the likes of Maupay and [Connolly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-transfer-rumours/aaron-connolly-profile/) impressing at the Amex in recent months, the Romanian could face a bleak future at Brighton, where he has managed only [six goals in 30 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/florin-andone/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/177065/verein/1237) since his £5.4m move two years ago. ***Brighton fans, have you felt short-changed by Andone during his time with the club? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below!***