Brighton completes signing of Adam Webster on four-year deal

Brighton & Hove Albion has completed the signing of defender Adam Webster on a four-year deal from Bristol City Football Club, the Brighton based football club announced on its official Twitter account. The fee involved in the deal has not been disclosed. The 24-year-old has agreed to a four-year deal with the club, having passed a medical at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre earlier today. 

✍️ We've completed the signing of defender Adam Webster on a four-year deal from @BristolCity.😃 What a start to the weekend!📲 Breaking news brought to you by @eToro.#BHAFC 🔵⚪️

— Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽️ (@OfficialBHAFC) August 3, 2019

Head coach at Brighton, Graham Potter said, “Adam is a player the club has been aware of for some time, and someone we came up against last season at Swansea City. He is a quality defender, comfortable on the ball, fits the profile of the type of player we want to bring to the club, and he was very keen to join us. "

The Chief Executive Officer of Bristol City Football Club, Mark Ashton said: “We wish Adam the best of luck in the Premier League and thank him for his services last season. He made a significant contribution to our campaign and developed under Lee and his coaching team. We turned down several bids from a number of clubs for Adam over the summer but we believe now is the right time and the right value for Bristol City for him to move on. For the second time this summer it’s a record fee received by this club for a player and this will help us achieve sustainable success.”

Born in Chichester, West Sussex, Webster began his career just across the Hampshire border with Portsmouth; before moving to Ipswich Town in 2016, with Albion defender Matt Clarke moving in the opposite direction as part of the deal.

Webster has made more than 200 senior appearances, with around half at Championship level. He played 47 times last season for City, after joining from Ipswich a year ago, scoring three goals.

He has also represented England at under-18 and under-19 level, where he will have worked alongside Albion’s technical director, Dan Ashworth.