New signing Liam Rosenior is prepared for a fight to become a permanent fixture in Albion’s defence.

The natural position of the free transfer capture from Hull is right-back where the Seagulls are served by Spanish duo Bruno and Inigo Calderon, although both have also been deployed in midfield.

The left-back spot is vacant following the return to Aston Villa of loan signing Joe Bennett.

That looks the likelier option for Rosenior, who can play either side and was at left-back for Hull in the 2014 FA Cup final against Arsenal.

Either way the articulate 30-year-old believes he can put his Premier League and Championship experience to use by commanding a regular place in Chris Hughton’s side over the next three seasons.

Rosenior said: “I am right-footed so I would say right-back but it is a strange one as I am just as comfortable at left-back. I use my right foot a lot at left-back but I am quite effective in that way. I will happily play anywhere the manager needs me to play and do a job for the team.

“I know quite a lot about football and I know of both Calderon and Bruno. Calderon has been at this club for a long, long time and he has seen this club from League One all the way to this level and nearly the Premier League.

“I know that, deservedly so, he is a legend at this club and Bruno I know played at Valencia and I have always been impressed when I have played against him or seen him on TV.

“It is about competition for places and about having a good squad over 46 games, but I am delighted I am now their team-mates and not playing against them.

“You always have to back yourself and I believe if I play to my potential then I have a very good chance of playing every week.

“It is not just about playing every week though, it is about being an asset to the team and helping the team win games. I know that last season wasn’t where the club expected to be and I know they are looking to bring a few players in and there are already very good players at the club.

“You see with the likes of Bournemouth and Watford teams that weren’t really fancied to get promoted last season getting promoted, and that is why I am here – to be back in the Premier League. I feel like this club has just as good a chance as anyone else.”

Rosenior has spent the majority of his six-club career in the top two divisions.

The former England under-21 international plans to put his know-how to use to help coax the best out of Albion’s young prospects.

He said: “I like to excite the fans, get forward and overlap but I know my first job is to defend well and help the team win.

“I’m getting to an age where I am experienced and I think there are a lot of very, very good young players at the club and hopefully I can be a positive model for them to become better players and Premier League players, not anywhere else but here. They have fantastic potential, the likes of Lewis Dunk, Jake Forster-Caskey and Solly March. Hopefully I can make them see the only place to play is in the Premier League.

“To do that you have to work hard, be able to dig in on a cold Tuesday night and grind out a result, be enthusiastic to train and want to improve, and these are all things I have learnt over the course of my career.

“I didn’t know that when I was 20, 21 but now I am 30, 31 I hopefully bring an experience to say ‘you can achieve this’ which I think is possible, otherwise I wouldn’t have signed.”