Brighton midfielder Adam Lallana has spoken out on Leandro Trossard's move to Arsenal and what it means for the Seagulls.
Trossard has signed for the league leaders in a deal worth around £27million after demanding a move away from the Amex following a disagreement with manager Roberto De Zerbi.
Now, former Liverpool and England midfielder Lallana has had his say on his departure, discussing how it will affect the club.
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Speaking to Football Daily, Lallana claimed that they were "coping already" without the Belgian international.
The 34-year-old stated: "You only need to look at the last three games without him and I think It's been 5-1, 4-1 and 3-0.
"Players can leave Brighton, but we've got enough without them.
"We had enough without Bissouma, Cucurella, Ben White, Dan Burn, Neal [Maupay] so if Leo [Trossard] moves on, we're coping already."
High flying Seagulls
Brighton have had an excellent season so far. Following the departure of both Graham Potter, and several first team players, De Zerbi has guided them to seventh place in the Premier League, with two games in hand over Fulham and Tottenham ahead of them.
Most recently, they swept aside Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool 3-0 courtesy of a Solly March quick fire double, blowing the Reds out of the water.
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Just hours before the game, Trossard left the UK after being told he would not feature against Liverpool due to 'attitude problems'.
Soon after, the 28-year-old demanded a transfer away from the South Coast with his agent offering him to a number of Premier League clubs.
It wasn't long before Mikel Arteta snapped him up as a far cheaper alternative for Mykhailo Mudryk, who joined London rivals Chelsea earlier this month.
Joe Adams