Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, and FC Chelsea are all making concrete efforts to sign 19-year-old winger Said El Mala from 1. FC Köln. Brighton has reportedly had offers rejected by Köln, with bids up to €30 million said to have been turned down in the winter. The German club is said to have increased its asking price to 50 million euros for the German U21 international, who has 10 goals and 4 assists in 27 Bundesliga games this season.