Femi Azeez's £15m Transfer Standoff with Brighton

Millwall have slapped a £15m price tag on Femi Azeez as Brighton push to get a deal done before the transfer window shuts.

The Premier League club have already tested Millwall’s resolve twice in recent weeks, with bids just over £10m. Both have been rejected. For now, Brighton remain around £5m short of what the south London side want.

Azeez is understood to be keen on the move to the Amex Stadium. The Nigeria international sees this as the next step, and Millwall are prepared to let him go – but only if their valuation is met.

This stand-off has already had consequences on the pitch. Azeez has been left out of Millwall’s last three matches, a notable omission given how central he was to their attack last season. He hit 11 goals and 11 assists in 35 league games, form that earned him a place in the PFA Championship Team of the Year and put him firmly on Premier League radars.

Millwall picked him up from Reading in 2024 for around £1m, a deal that now looks like one of the bargains of the Championship. He is into the final 24 months of his contract, a ticking clock that only sharpens the stakes in these negotiations.

Wrexham, ambitious and upwardly mobile in the Championship, are also believed to have registered interest. But for Azeez, the priority is clear: he wants the Premier League.

At Brighton, he is viewed as one of their top targets heading into Tuesday’s transfer deadline. The question now is simple: will Brighton bridge that £5m gap in time, or will Millwall call their bluff and keep one of the division’s most productive wingers for at least a little longer?