Zadok Yohanna has taken another significant step in his remarkable rise after reporting for pre-season training with Brighton following his record breaking transfer from Swedish side AIK.
The Nigerian teenager was spotted in footage released on social media participating in reaction drills and team training exercises at Brighton’s training base, offering supporters an early glimpse of one of the club’s most exciting young recruits.
Yohanna also took time to meet fans after the session, signing autographs and posing for photographs as he continues to settle into life on England’s south coast.
Nigerian teenager Zadok Yohanna has resumed training with Brighton after completing a record-breaking move from AIK, becoming the most expensive player ever sold by a Swedish club.
The Premier League club secured the forward’s services in a deal worth an initial €28 million, with a further €2 million in performance related add-ons. The agreement established a new transfer record for Swedish football, surpassing the fee received when Lucas Bergvall left Djurgarden for Tottenham in 2024.
After leaving Ikon Allah Football Academy in Kaduna for AIK, the attacker wasted little time making an impression in Sweden. His combination of pace, direct running and attacking instinct helped him break into the senior side, where he contributed five goals and four assists in 18 appearances across the Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen.
Those performances quickly attracted attention from some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, with Chelsea and Newcastle among the sides linked with the highly rated youngster.
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Brighton eventually won the race for his signature, making Yohanna their first arrival of the summer transfer window and further reinforcing the club’s reputation for identifying and developing elite young talent.
The Seagulls have built one of the strongest player-development models in English football in recent years, helping emerging prospects progress into first team football before attracting interest from Europe’s leading clubs.
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Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler has already spoken positively about the teenager’s potential, although the German coach has stressed that patience will be required as the youngster adapts to the demands and intensity of Premier League football.
