Brighton & Hove Albion are adding German coaching guru Daniel Niedzkowski to Fabian Hurzeler’s backroom team. The 47-year-old will join as an assistant head coach, subject to work permit clearance, in January.

Daniel Niedzkowski, head of the German football federation's coach training programme, will join Brighton in January.

Brighton & Hove Albion have appointed Daniel Niedzkowski as assistant head coach, the Premier League club said on Saturday.The 47-year-old German will leave his role as head of the German Football Association's (DFB) coaches training programme and will begin at Brighton in January.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has confirmed the addition of Daniel Niedzkowski to his staff. Niedzkowski will join the Seagulls on January 1 from the German Federation. He has been Germany U21 assistant coach since 2016.