Pascal Gross has admitted he rejected interest from Germany to re-sign with Brighton.

The 31-year-old midfielder penned terms to stay with Brighton for another two seasons.

Gross said told Kicker about interest from Germany: "I didn't let it get that far.

"It could have happened because there were some requests, but I'm not one to play games, so I made my decision shortly after the end of the season.

"The Premier League is more attractive to me at the moment because it's more balanced and broader.

"But I would never give the Bundesliga a bad rating.

"And, of course, it has a hard time keeping up financially with the "50-plus-one" rule."