Chris Hughton is relaxed about some of his Albion stars attracting summer transfer interest from Premier League rivals.

The Seagulls fended off bids for Lewis Dunk, Dale Stephens and Anthony Knockaert before they were promoted from the Championship.

Several of the club’s Premier League signings, spearheaded by German No.10 Pascal Gross, have been big hits in the top flight.

Hughton, asked if he is concerned about some of his players becoming targets, said: “No, because in any way in which there is an interest in any of our players at any time, at the end of the season or now, it means that they are doing well.

“And if we have enough players that are doing well then it means the team is doing well.

“That’s certainly a balance that we would accept, that we have done well enough that teams have shown an interest.

“What we have done in recent windows is we have had good bids for some of our players and we’ve had a chairman that hasn’t wanted those players to go and consequently we’ve managed to keep all our players.

“If there is any interest in any players it’s because we have done well and the club always has to work that situation at the time.

“But up until now we’ve managed to keep all our best players.”

Gross has contributed five goals and eight assists since a bargain £3.5 million move from Ingolstadt last summer.

His cross for Glenn Murray to double Albion’s lead in the victory over Arsenal on Sunday was his sixth assist at the Amex, equalling the record for a season at the stadium set by Andrea Orlandi and Will Buckley in 2012-13.

Hughton said: “He has been a huge success for us. When we looked at him he was playing in a little bit of a different system, but we saw him mostly in an advanced position.

“His contribution is not only offensively, even though he has a great record of stats - which he came with even last season at Ingolstadt – but he’s also a hard-working, team player.

“And when you come to Brighton in your first season in the Premier League, you need players who can work hard for the team, fill in the gaps. He’s been really influential in what we have done.”