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'Gross is pound-for-pound the best value player in the Premier League'
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Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross may be one of the best value-for-money signings in Premier League history.
In fact the 35-year-old has effectively cost the Seagulls minus £3m - and been involved in 86 Premier League goals over two spells.
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Already in this campaign, Gross has been involved in seven Brighton goals in six games.
Gross was Brighton's first Premier League signing in 2017 for a reported £3m from Ingolstadt.
He left for his boyhood club Borussia Dortmund in 2024 for £8m - but in a surprise move he returned to Albion in January for about £1.7m.
A little-heralded German from relegated Ingolstadt, nobody could have anticipated the impact Gross, nor Albion, would go on to have.
"There's an argument Gross is pound-for-pound the best value player in the Premier League over the last 10 years, especially when you look at his goal involvements," said BBC Radio Sussex commentor Johnny Cantor.
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"However, he also drives standards in training, sets a high bar and is a huge influence in the dressing room.
"Technically he is excellent, has superb delivery but also possesses an awareness, popping up in spaces all around the pitch. Managers have leaned on him, team-mates respect him, and fans of all generations adore him.
"He will surely be remembered as one of the best Albion players of the modern age."
Since joining Brighton, Gross is seventh for Premier League assists with 52 to go with his 34 goals in 253 league games.
All the more remarkable when you consider his journey with Brighton appeared over two years ago when he went home to join his beloved Borussia Dortmund.
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Albion supporter Maz Mirzadeh said: "When he left for Dortmund, it was like going through a heartbreak and seeing an ex go back to their childhood sweetheart.
"He's outrageously good and massively underappreciated.
"If you watch him play, you would think someone's put him in slow-motion settings, but what he lacks in pace, he makes up in superior football IQ, technical brilliance and working harder than any other player on the pitch."
