Brighton confirm signing of Super Eagles’ Unity Cup hero Femi Azeez
Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion have completed the signing of Nigerian winger Femi Azeez from Millwall on a four-year deal running until 2030, with an option to extend for a further year.
The 25-year-old completed the move on transfer deadline day after Brighton and Millwall submitted a deal sheet to extend the deadline for the transfer.
The deal sheet gave both clubs until 1 am on Wednesday to complete the remaining paperwork.
Brighton have not disclosed the financial details of the transfer, although reports indicate that the initial fee is worth £12.5 million.
Performance-related add-ons could take the overall package beyond £15 million, which would make Azeez a club-record sale for Millwall.
Azeez enjoyed an impressive 2025/26 season with Millwall, helping the club reach the Championship promotion play-offs.
He made 77 appearances across the campaign, scoring 15 goals and providing 13 assists.
His performances earned him places in both the PFA Championship Team of the Season and the EFL Championship Team of the Season.
He contributed 11 goals and eight assists in the league as Millwall secured a place in the promotion play-offs.
Brighton sporting director Mike Cave welcomed Azeez to the club in a post on the club’s official X account.
“We are delighted to add Femi to the squad. He arrives off the back of an excellent season with Millwall, having played a key role for them as they finished in the playoffs,” Cave said.
Azeez will join fellow Nigerian international Zadok Yohanna at Brighton after the club signed the defender earlier in the summer transfer window.
Azeez began his career in Watford‘s academy before being released at the age of 14.
He subsequently played for non-league Northwood, Wealdstone and Hanwell Town before earning a move to Reading in 2019.
He joined Millwall in 2024 and established himself as one of the Championship’s leading attacking players.
Azeez has also made an impressive start to his international career with Nigeria during the 2026 Unity Cup held in May.
He scored twice on his Super Eagles debut in a 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in June before assisting in Nigeria’s 3-0 win over Jamaica four days later.
The move to Brighton gives Azeez his first opportunity to play in the Premier League as he begins a new chapter of his career.