Swede Doldis is getting close to Premier League action at Brighton’s first team.
As Sportbladet has learned, U national team member and former Malmö FF player Casper Nilsson, 19, will sign an A-team contract with the top six.
During the summer of 2020, Brighton bought young talent, then 16-year-old Kasper Nilsson from Malmö FF, with whom he played right-back for five seasons.
After two and a half years as a young professional at ranked Brighton & Hove as one of the best academies in England, the right-back is taking the next step in his development. As Sportbladet has learned, Nelson has been rewarded with a contract with the A-Team by the first team in the Premier League.
Nelson’s current youth contract expires in the summer and sixth in the table wants to ensure the right-back, who has been scouted by several Premier League clubs, among others, is retained within Brighton & Hove for the future and so signs a multi-year A-Team contract with the year-old. 19 years old, according to Sportbladet info.
I liked this fall
During the autumn, Kasper Nelson shone as a right-back for the Brighton Under-21s in Premier League Reserve Team Series 2 with goals against Arsenal and assists against West Ham and Blackburn.
Kasper Nilsson has also, to date, played 16 caps for the Swedish Under-19, Under-17 and Under-16 teams.
The last Swede to make a successful trip through Brighton? National team striker Victor Geocris belongs to the South Coast team. Geocris left BP for Brighton in 2017, but it was bought by Coventry, where he has achieved great success, in 2021.
A first team contract meant that Nelson would train frequently with Brighton’s first team, led by Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi.