Albion have completed a deal to bring teenage Dorchester forward Jonah Ayunga into their development squad.

He joins on a two-and-a-half year deal and initially links up with Simon Rusk’s under-21s.

Sources in Dorset are reporting the fee to be a club record for the Southern League outfit at £40,000.

The Seagulls have tracked the 18-year-old during the first half of the season.

Academy manager John Morling said: "Jonah is somebody we became aware of earlier this season, and we are delighted to welcome him here to the club.

"He is a very exciting young talent. He is a strong, quick and powerful centre-forward, who has impressed in a short space of time at Dorchester.

"Our recruitment team has been monitoring him during that period and he comes here very highly recommended. I am confident he will prove to be a great addition to Simon Rusk's under-21 squad."