Brighton drew 1-1 to Fulham in their opening Premier League fixture and boss Fabian Hurzeler believes his team should look at the positives. "For sure it feels painful," Hurzeler told BBC Sport.

There are no plans to loan out the 18-year-old Greek forward signed from Olympiacos or former Sunderland winger Tommy Watson.

Fabian Hurzeler said he was pleased with Albion ’s performance as they were held to a draw by Fulham. But he was less happy about their work leading up to a late goal for the visitors. Rodrigo Muniz fired home from a corner deep in added time to cancel out a Matt O’Riley penalty.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Fulham at Amex Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

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Fabian Hurzeler said he was pleased with Albion ’s performance as they were held to a draw by Fulham. But he was less happy about their work leading up to a late goal for the visitors. Rodrigo Muniz fired home from a corner deep in added time to cancel out a Matt O’Riley penalty.

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler tells the Monday Night Club he does not fear losing key players to bigger clubs in the transfer window.

Fabian Hurzeler says Carlos Baleba is enjoying life at Albion – and is expected to stay on board. The head coach is “very, very, very confident” Baleba will remain with the Seagulls into the new season, despite interest from Manchester United.

Fabian Hurzeler has stated that he does not fear losing Brighton's key players this summer, with Carlos Baleba linked with a move away.

"I use pre-season to build team chemistry and the social bond between them, which is hard to do if you know you are always being observed by the media and supporters," boss Fabian Hurzeler told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.