The £14 million question is why did it not work out for Jurgen Locadia at Brighton and Hove Albion?



That was the size of the then club-record package deal which brought the Dutch striker to the Amex Stadium from PSV Eindhoven during the January 2018 transfer window.



Just over two years later, Locadia is attempting to revive his career with a third club in a third country in the space of six months after joining Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati.



An agreement is in place for Cincinnati to trigger an option in July to convert the initial loan move into a permanent transfer during the MLS season, which launches this weekend.



The Athletic understands the fee would recover a large part of Brighton’s outlay on Locadia, who spent six months from August to January on loan to Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga.



Factoring in a loan fee from Hoffenheim and saving on Locadia’s wages for the season will further soften the blow...