Brighton's Graham Potter gives this reaction to Adam Lallana's impending arrival from Liverpool

Lallana, 32, is out of contract with the Premier League champions this summer and is close to agreeing a three-year-deal with Albion.

Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth has chased Lallana since January and the club are expected to confirm his signing on Monday or Tuesday.

“It is just speculation and there are lots of names in the papers," said head coach Graham Potter, who just guided his team to a final day 2-1 victory at Burnley. "People get linked at this time of year.

"With the greatest respect to everybody, I just want to speak about the guys at our club and will use the window to try and improve and to try and find the right player.

"It would be unfair for me to comment on speculation.”

Lallana is set to arrive on a free transfer but his wages could be in the region of £90,000 per week, which would make him the highest paid player in the club's 119 year history.

At Liverpool, Lallana won the Champions League, the Premier League, the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Club World Cup.

Brighton are keen to add experience to their squad having secured their Premier League status for a fourth consecutive season with a record top flight points tally of 41.

“There are parts of me that are excited about my next challenge,” said Lallana, who joined Liverpool from Southampton for £25m back in 2014. “I’m close to knowing what’s happening so there’s a mixture of emotions really at the moment.

“It’s unfortunate I won’t get a chance to properly say goodbye (to the fans), but I’m pretty sure I’ll be back at Anfield and hunting for three points against them.

“I’m sure they’ll give me a nice welcome and it’ll be nice to say goodbye properly and I’m sure that will happen next season at some point.