So much Mor’ ahead of him!

GRAHAM Potter says Andrew Moran has “huge potential” after the exciting teenager signed a new contract with Brighton.

The versatile midfielder joined from Bray Wanderers in 2020 and has made a big impact in Albion’s youth ranks. After scoring 11 times and bagging 12 assists for the Under-18s in the 2020/21 campaign, the Knocklyon man bagged four goals and four assists in Premier League 2 for the Under23s last term.

The 18-year-old (inset), who helped the Seagulls win the Under-17 Premier League Cup a year ago, made his first team debut last August in the Carabao Cup against Cardiff and he has already scored once in two Under-21 matches this season.

Last week, Ireland Under-21 star Moran signed a three-year deal with the Seagulls until the summer of 2025. After putting pen to paper on the new contract, Moran said: “I am delighted to commit my future here.

I’ve had two really good years so far and have had the opportunity to progress quickly, which I am really grateful for and proud of.

Moments

“I’ve had some unbelievable moments here, winning the Premier League Under-17s Cup and making my first team debut, so I want to make more memories like those in a Brighton shirt.” Now Potter has heaped praise on the youngster, who was reportedly watched by Chelsea and Manchester United. He also said he’ll feature with the first-team at some point this season.

“He is a young player we like a lot. He has been developing nicely in the 23s. I think he has got huge potential. The contract gives us that time and that mechanism to try and bring that potential out, because that’s what it is at the moment,” Potter said on Friday.