Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross is convinced of a big season ahead.

Brighton will be in Europe for the first time as they prepare for a Europa League campaign.

The German midfielder said: “Pre-season has gone well. We had a break and the USA tour was really good too.

“We're looking forward to the new season – the whole club and the city.

“We are in a really good place as a squad.

“We worked hard to get into Europe.

“It will be a harder season with more games but we want to keep pushing forward this season in Europe, the Premier League and the two cup competitions.

“In the second half of last season, I think we played really well.

“In every game we felt we could win and that we were always in the game and in the end we achieved something special."