Brighton's Gambian midfielder #11 Yankuba Minteh is helped from the pitch after picking up an injury during the friendly pre-season football match between between Brighton and Hove Albion and Roma at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 8, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Brighton's Swedish midfielder #26 Yasin Ayari (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the friendly pre-season football match between between Brighton and Hove Albion and Roma at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 8, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Brighton's German head coach Fabian Hurzeler gestures on the touchline during the friendly pre-season football match between between Brighton and Hove Albion and Roma at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 8, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Sunderland's English midfielder #13 Luke O'Nien (L) kicks the ball next to Lens' Saudi Arabian defender Saud Abdulhamid during a friendly football match between RC Lens and AFC Sunderland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, northern France, on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)

Lens' French forward Florian Thauvin (C) runs with the ball during a friendly football match between RC Lens and AFC Sunderland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, northern France, on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)

Brighton's Swedish midfielder #26 Yasin Ayari (R) celebrates with Brighton's French midfielder #10 Georginio Rutter (L) after scoring their second goal during the friendly pre-season football match between between Brighton and Hove Albion and Roma at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 8, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Roma's Italian midfielder #04 Bryan Cristante (L) vies wth Brighton's English midfielder #13 Jack Hinshelwood (R) during the friendly pre-season football match between between Brighton and Hove Albion and Roma at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 8, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Lens' supporters attend a friendly football match between RC Lens and AFC Sunderland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, northern France, on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)