Pascal Gross: PL's All-Time Bargain at Minus £3m Net — SkimNews
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- Pascal Gross has effectively cost Brighton minus £3m after signing for £3m from Ingolstadt in 2017, leaving for Borussia Dortmund in 2024 for £8m, and returning in January 2026 for about £1.7m.
- Gross assisted Maxim de Cuyper in Brighton's 2-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday, becoming the oldest player to record an assist in three successive Premier League games since a 38-year-old Ryan Giggs did so for Manchester United in February 2012.
- The 35-year-old midfielder has been involved in seven Brighton goals in six league games this season, with only Chelsea's Joao Pedro (five goals, three assists) ahead of his three goals and four assists.
- Gross ranks seventh on the all-time Premier League assists list with 52, alongside 34 goals in 253 league games across two Brighton spells.
- In 2026, only Bruno Fernandes and Dominik Szoboszlai have created more chances than Gross, per BBC analysis.
- Gross was named Premier League Player of the Month for September, becoming the sixth oldest recipient of the award, and has played every minute of Brighton's nine games in all competitions.
Why it matters: Brighton have netted roughly £3m profit on Pascal Gross's transfer fees alone, while his seven goal involvements in six games this season strengthen the case from BBC pundits that the 35-year-old is pound-for-pound the Premier League's best value signing of the past decade.
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