Roberto De Zerbi is running the rule over Albion’s array of players out on loan.

The head coach is assessing any mid-season options with technical director David Weir and loans manager Gordon Greer.

Reports in Italy suggest Venezia are looking to cut short the deal they have with striker Aaron Connolly.

Meanwhile Standard Liege director of football Fergal Harkin recently told Sud Info: “Brighton have come back for Steven Alzate because they are counting on him, but we are confident that he will stay at Standard, where he is very happy.”

Albion chief executive and deputy chairman Paul Barber said: “We are just in the process of working through all those different options at the moment.

“In some cases there are options to bring players back.

“In other cases there aren’t.

“That is something that Roberto and David Weir and Gordon Greer will talk about over the next few weeks.”