Borussia Dortmund's Germany international midfielder Pascal Groß rejoins Brighton & Hove Albion..

Brighton & Hove Albion announced on their official website on Friday that Borussia Dortmund's Germany international midfielder Pascal Groß has rejoined the club.

According to Brighton's official statement, Groß has signed on a short-term one-and-a-half-year deal with the club which will only run until the summer of 2027. He will also wear the number 30 shirt.

According to BILD's resident renowned German transfer journalist Chrisitian Falk, the Seagulls paid BVB a total transfer fee of £2 million to re-sign Groß.

After completing his transfer, Groß, who was interviewed by Brighton's official website again, said: "I'm really happy to be back at Brighton. Leaving something you know very well is often difficult, but now everything is settled, and I'm really happy to be back at Brighton, back in the Premier League, playing with many people I still know here. I'm really looking forward about it."

"My agent informed me that several other clubs had made offers, but from the beginning, I was determined to come back to Brighton, back here, and play in the Premier League again."

"From an external perspective, we have a very good team which can win every game, and when necessary, even pull off draws from seemingly impossible situations. It all depends on consistency and the high level we maintain to ensure we're in a better position by the end of the season."

"Fortunately, I'm back here early, which I'm very happy about. Now I just want to get back to work as soon as possible and help the team again as much as I can."

About Pascal Groß

Groß, 34, was born in Mannheim, Germany on June 15, 1991. He is 1.81 meters tall and an all-rounder midfielder who primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a right winger or defensive midfielder.

Groß played for Hoffenheim's youth academy when he was a child, and completed his Hoffenheim first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in May 2009.

In January 2011, Groß joined Karlsruhe for €100,000. Later, after Karlsruhe was relegated, Groß moved to Ingolstadt in the summer of 2012.

During the five years of playing for Die Schanzer, Groß, whose performances got better and better, became a player that former Liverpool legendary manager Jürgen Klopp admired very much, and even became a member of the German U20s national team. In the 2014/15 season, Groß also led the team to win the 2. Bundesliga.

After Ingolstadt was relegated in 2017, Groß joined Brighton for £3 million in the summer of the same year.

During his seven-year spell with the Seagulls, Groß, who often made huge impactful contributions, was a core member of the midfield that helped Brighton successfully transform from a relegation favourite to a super dark horse.

In August 2024, Groß joined Borussia Dortmund for €7 million.

During his one-and-a-year spell with BVB, Groß made 66 appearances for the Bundesliga giants, scoring once and providing 17 assists, where he has reached the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Champions League quarterfinals once each with the club.