Liam Bridcutt says it will be hard to resist an opportunity to play in the Premier League.

Albion fans fear the midfielder general will be targeted by former boss Gus Poyet at Sunderland when the January transfer window opens.

Promoted arch rivals Crystal Palace had a £1.75 bid rejected for Bridcutt at the end of the August transfer window.

The ex-Chelsea prospect, back in the Albion team after injury and under contract until 2015 said: "I'm a Brighton player. As long as I am contracted to Brighton I am going to give 110 per cent to Brighton.

"If you are doing well you are always going to get interest from other clubs and as a player that's what you want. You want to be performing and for other clubs to notice that.

"For me it's just a case of getting back in the team and performing and trying to do the best I can for Brighton. I have always said that I want to be a Premier League player and the only way I am going to do that is by performing.

"It's going to be even better if I can do it with Brighton but if there is an opportunity for me to do it with another club it's going to be hard for me to turn it down. But as long as I'm performing you are always going to have that interest from other clubs."