Which club signed Jeremy Sarmiento from Brighton in June 2026?

Middlesbrough signed Jeremy Sarmiento permanently from Brighton in June 2026.

Brighton confirmed the Ecuador international’s permanent move to Middlesbrough on 25 June 2026. Sarmiento had joined Boro on loan in January for the second half of the season, and conditions in the original agreement were met to turn the loan into a permanent transfer.

Sarmiento joined Brighton from Benfica in 2021 and developed through the club’s pathway into first-team football. He made 21 appearances for Albion before departing permanently. His career had already included loans at West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Burnley and Cremonese.

The timing can cause confusion because the move began as a loan rather than an immediate permanent signing. Middlesbrough had an option or conditional route to buy him, and the transfer was completed when the relevant conditions were satisfied. Leeds, Hull City and Sunderland were not the destination clubs.