Napoli have been chasing the Scotland international midfielder throughout the transfer window and appear to have finally reached a £15m agreement with the Seagulls.
The Italians started the bidding at £8m earlier this window but the two clubs now appear to have settled on a figure for the 23-year-old, who joined Brighton for around £6m in 2022.
Gilmour remains a popular figure at Brighton. He performed well in the 2-1 win against Manchester United last Saturday and at Everton, when he was introduced as a second half substitute, and the fans chanted “we want you to stay.”
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler said he wants Gilmour to remain at the club and even Albion chief executive and deputy chairman Paul Barber said Gilmour “is a great character” and that the club “want him to stay.”
The transfer is all a bit of mystery and it almost fell through last week when Albion’s £25m summer signing Matt O’Riley suffered a serious ankle injury on debut against Crawley Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.