That other club was Plymouth, there is no doubt that Tony Pulis was trying to take the striker to Home Park but Pulis is unlikely to be manager there for many more hours and that would presumably bring an end to their interest.
A move to Stoke would probably not mean Pulis wanting to take him back there, given that he's going in there with some serious money to spend to strengthen their squad for the new season.
It looks as though the main rivals to Brighton will now be
The player himself has just returned from holiday in
Regarding a move to the Withdean, he added: “I enjoyed my time down at
“Career wise you want to play at the highest level possible for as long as possible, so I don't really want to go into the lower leagues. I would prefer to stay in the Championship and whether that will be a deciding factor I don't know.”
Gifton is one of four players on the transfer list at the Turf. Leicester appear to have cooled on a move for Micah Hyde, whilst there has been no news of any interest in Duane Courtney or Danny Karbassiyoon, although manager Steve Cotterill has confirmed there have been enquiries for all four of them.