Mackail-Smith was top target - Brighton boss Gus Poyet

Published : 05 Jul 2011 12:29:15

New signing Craig Mackail-Smith was Brighton and Hove Albion's top transfer target of the summer, according to Seagulls manager Gus Poyet.Brighton signed the 27-year-old striker from Peterborough for a club record fee believed to be around £2.5m on Monday. Poyet told BBC Sussex: "He was the one I asked the chairman to get, we tried really, really hard to get him. "I know what he is capable of doing - that's why he was my target. I'm a happy man." Poyet continued: "The chairman, Tony Bloom,.... read more