Nigeria international Leon Balogun has completed a move to Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion from Mainz on a free transfer.
The 29-year-old, who has been named in Gernot Rohr’s World Cup squad, has joined the Seagulls on a two-year deal and moves to the Amex Stadium on a free transfer after coming to the end of his contract with the Bundesliga outfit.
“I am delighted to welcome Leon to the club,” Brighton coach Chris Hughton told the club’s official website. “He will add more depth to our defensive options, and I am pleased to get our first piece of business done so early in the summer.
“He is in the peak years of his career and I am sure he will integrate well into the squad,” Hughton added. “He also has valuable experience, having played in the Bundesliga, the Europa League and at international level.”
