{"id":531857,"date":"2026-04-15T08:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531857\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:38:10","slug":"how-much-brighton-are-demanding-from-chelsea-to-sign-jan-paul-van-hecke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531857\/","title":{"rendered":"How much Brighton are demanding from Chelsea to sign Jan Paul van Hecke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Brighton have named their price for Jan Paul van Hecke as the Dutch defender becomes the latest target of a Premier League bidding war, with Chelsea involved.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Paul van Hecke has become the glue in Brighton\u2019s defence during the 2025\/26 campaign. His ability to progress play is an attractive proposition for Liam Rosenior and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>, highlighted by over 1,780 successful passes and 2,671 minutes played.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his distribution, Van Hecke has proven surprisingly potent in the opposition box, contributing three goals and two assists, including a standout performance in a recent 2\u20131 victory over Liverpool. <\/p>\n<p>More importantly, he has been instrumental in securing nine clean sheets for Brighton this season, helping steady the ship through a high-transition campaign. <\/p>\n<p>With his ability to defend in large spaces and a growing reputation as a vocal leader, it\u2019s no surprise that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-chiefs-are-massive-fans-of-another-brighton-star-after-joao-pedros-early-success\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Hecke\u2019s performances are attracting the attention of Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>          Frank Lampard has been linked with the Bournemouth job\u2026\ud83d\udc40 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Would you take him at Chelsea this summer?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270997498-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Lampard, Current Manager of Coventry City\" class=\"wp-image-363150\" \/>Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images       Brighton demands \u00a350 million for Van Hecke<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/hartbeat.com\/publishing\/dashboard\/rousingthekop.com\/?sortColumns=engaged_time::pageviews_today#_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TalkSPORT<\/a>, if he were to be sold, the Seagulls would now expect to recoup at least \u00a350m, given he has a contract until the end of next season.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton signed Van Hecke from Dutch club NAC Breda for a bargain \u00a32m six years ago.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/columnist\/chelsea-know-what-they-want-in-a-new-centre-back-but-they-already-have-the-perfect-candidate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea targeting mature players<\/a> who are proven in the Premier League, Van Hecke appears to be the perfect fit for Liam Rosenior\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p> Are you taking Nicolas Jackson back at Chelsea in the summer? Is he better than what we\u2019ve got? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FOUR-LINE-quote-graphic-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Joe Cole on Nicolas Jackson\" class=\"wp-image-363129\" \/>Photo by Ulrik Pedersen\/NurPhoto via Getty Images       Van Hecke compliments Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_9e7659fd7cb5006f-30\">Jan Paul van Hecke serves as the glue that Chelsea\u2019s backline currently lacks, offering a profile that would fundamentally stabilise the partnership between Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_9e7659fd7cb5006f-31\">Against the more aggressive and versatile Trevoh Chalobah, Van Hecke acts as a calming anchor. Chalobah\u2019s high-risk, high-reward defending is balanced by the Brighton defender\u2019s reading of the game, evidenced by his 254 defensive contributions and 163 duels won this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_9e7659fd7cb5006f-31\">It could help fix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-are-now-the-premier-leagues-fifth-worst-side-from-crosses-after-man-city-defeat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea\u2019s defensive issues<\/a>, but the only issue is another \u00a350 million outlay.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Brighton have named their price for Jan Paul van Hecke as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,29965,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-531857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jan-paul-van-hecke","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}