<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0P6U8N_0vAV1hD800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0P6U8N_0vAV1hD800" width="1024" height="576" > Getty Images </figure> New Brighton signing Matt O'Riley says manager Fabian Hurzeler's "brutal honesty" helped him make the decision to join the Seagulls. O'Riley's £25m move from Scottish champions Celtic was confirmed on Monday, with Hurzeler calling the 23-year-old's abilities as a box-to-box midfielder "special". "Very, very happy," O'Riley told club media in his first interview as a Brighton player. "It's definitely taken a while. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "It got a little bit stressful the past couple of weeks if I'm being honest because the talks were ongoing for a good couple of months, but I'm just really happy to be here now. "I spoke to the manager as well and he did a really good job of selling the club and we had a really nice chat. He told me where I would fit in in terms of the structure. "I spoke to a lot of people in regards to the whole feel about the place and the people. I got the impression that everybody was really, really nice and that's something I'd like to be a part of. "I liked his honesty. He didn't just butter me up like he could have done because I was in a position where there were other clubs looking at me. "He was just brutally honest in the sense of he can help me with a lot of things as well that I need to improve on. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "I liked the fact he didn't just speak about the positive things because I'm someone that would like to improve a lot and coming to a place like this where everyone wants to improve is something that I was really looking forward to." </div></body>

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Hurzeler 'didn't just butter me up like he could have done' - O'Riley

New Brighton signing Matt O'Riley says manager Fabian Hurzeler's \"brutal honesty\" helped him make the decision to join the Seagulls.O'Riley's £25m move from Scottish champions Celtic was confirmed on Monday, with Hurzeler calling the 23-year-old's abilities as a box-to-box midfielder \"special\".\"Very, very happy,\" O'Riley told club media in his first interview as a Brighton player. \"It's definitely taken a while.\"It got a little bit stressful the past couple of weeks if I'm being honest because the talks were ongoing for a good couple of months, but I'm just really happy to be here now.\"I spoke to the manager as well...

New Brighton signing Matt O'Riley says manager Fabian Hurzeler's "brutal honesty" helped him make the decision to join the Seagulls.O'Riley's £25m move from Scottish champions Celtic was confirmed on Monday, with Hurzeler calling the 23-year-old's abilities as a box-to-box midfielder "special"."Very, very happy," O'Riley told club media in his first interview as a Brighton player. "It's definitely taken a while."It got a little bit stressful the past couple of weeks if I'm being honest because the talks were ongoing for a good couple of months, but I'm just really happy to be here now."I spoke to the manager as well...

Hurzeler 'didn't just butter me up like he could have done' - O'Riley

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