'Locadia going nowhere'

Locadia joined Brighton from PSV for a then club-record fee of £14.1m in January, but has struggled to justify the fee paid for him so far in his time on the south coast, having started just once in the Premier Legaue this season and failing to score in eight league outings.

The 25-year-old allowed his frustation to boil over in an interview with 'De Telegraaf' earlier this week when he complained about his lack of minutes, saying that he had not been given adequate opportunity to show his worth.

However, Hughton has since moved to defend his player, saying that his comments were taken out of proportion and insisting that he will be going nowhere any time soon.

"I have spoken to Jurgen and there is no doubt the comments that he made were taken out of proportion," he explained.

"That doesn't escape the fact that he would like to play more. We expect every player that is not playing so much to think the exact same way.

"I have no problems with his views. He is a very good individual, he trains well and the most important thing is he is very motivated to play here.

"Any talk of players who are not playing that they are desperate to play games, I would expect everybody to say that."