Bruno, the 37-year-old Brighton captain has signed a new deal which will keep him at the Amex stadium for another year.Bruno has been a living legend of sorts for the club representing them 213 times since joining them in 2012 from Valencia. By signing another new one year contract he surely will be adding more to that. He has played 22 times for the club this season. The Spaniard has featured in Championship’s team of the year for two seasons in a row.
The Seagull’s manager Chris Hughton seemed delighted that his experienced stalwart will be staying with them for another season. He said– “Bruno has been exemplary in my time as manager. Firstly he has been an excellent right-back for the team, and secondly an excellent captain for the club over the past three seasons.”
He further added-‘’ The way he looks after himself, on and off the pitch, is an example to any player, and it is due to that lifestyle of professionalism that he is still playing at such a high level at this stage of his career.
“He has been a regular throughout my time as manager, playing at a consistently high level, and I am delighted to have agreed an extension on his current contract – which is hard earned and well deserved.”
Brighton, who are playing in English top flight for the first time this season has taken everyone by surprise. They were expected to go down and many pundits didn’t give them any chance for survival. They are currently placed 13th with 6 matches to go and are expected to last in the Premier League for one more year at least.
Football is a very physically demanding game and it is often seen that when players start reaching their mid-thirties they are deemed as a liability to the team. Barring goalkeepers, most of the mid thirty players ply their trade in leagues where the tempo and the games are not up to the mark.
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Bruno on the other hand at 37 is going strong and will be playing for another year in one of the most physically demanding league in the world. On top of that, he is a right back, a position which involves a lot of overlapping runs and tracking back. With Brighton’s Premier League status pretty much secured for another year they can use the experience of the Spaniard. He might not start for them every game but still, he can impact the team off the pitch along with on it.
