Bridcutt transfer request rejected by Brighton

Brighton and Hove Albion have rejected a transfer request handed in by midfielder Liam Bridcutt, according to the Daily Star.

The 24 year old is keen to push through a move to Sunderland, who are managed by former Seagull’s manager Gus Poyet.

However, the Championship side have held firm on their stance that they do not want to sell any of their players this month, after winger Will Buckley was also linked with a move to the Stadium of Light, and striker Ashley Barnes with a switch to Burnley.

Poyet, who signed Bridcutt for Brighton in 2009, has insisted that he has had no involvement in the transfer request.

The former Watford and Stockport County man has made over 150 appearances for the South Coast side, scoring just two goals whilst last March, he won his first international cap for Scotland in a 2-0 World Cup Qualifying win over Serbia.