Danny Welbeck reveals why he extended his contract with Brighton

Published on: 21 August 2022

English-born Ghanaian forward Danny Welbeck says Brighton manager Graham Potter is the reason why he extended his contract with the club.

Welbeck has signed a new deal that runs until June 2024 after successful negotiations.

The 31-year-old joined the club in October 2020 and has made 53 appearances, and scored 12 goals.

"He’s a top manager and playing for him is very enjoyable. Everyone comes into training everyday, hungry to improve. That’s the process with the manager," Welbeck told the club's official website.

"If you want to speak to him about anything other than football he’s always happy to help."

Having made his debut with Manchester United in 2008 under Sir Alex Ferguson, Welbeck went onto win the Premier League, League Cup and Club Word Cup, as well as being named United’s Young Player of the Year in his breakthrough season.

He joined Arsenal in 2014 from United in a £16 million move, after making nearly 150 senior appearances for the Red Devils. With the Gunners he added an FA Cup to his trophy haul, netting 32 times in 126 outings before departing in 2019 at the completion of his contract, going onto spend a year with Watford.

The 31-year-old has made 42 senior appearances for England, having played at under-17 up to under-21 level for the Three Lions.

He has 16 goals for his country, including a memorable winner against Sweden at Euro 2012 to give England a 3-2 victory. He was also named in both the 2014 and 2018 World Cup squads.

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