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Brighton’s decision on Facundo Buonanotte is becoming more complicated by the day. The Seagulls have watched interest build rapidly from Argentina over the past month, with River Plate, Rosario Central and Boca Juniors all credited with wanting the 21-year-old. Now another club has entered the picture. And this time from Spain. Journalist Germán García Grova reports Elche have already made an offer to Brighton for the attacking midfielder. The proposal is said to be for a 12-month loan, with Buonanotte having returned to the Amex after the end of his spell at Leeds United. That makes Elche the first club reported to have actually placed an offer on Brighton’s table. European option arrives The interest from Argentina has dominated the conversation around Buonanotte’s future. River have been presented as the most advanced contenders after claims talks had begun over a loan. Rosario Central, the club where the midfielder came through the academy, have also made enquiries, while Boca Juniors were added to the race this week following reports manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena had asked for the player. Grova’s update takes things a step further by claiming Elche have submitted an offer. And that also gives Brighton a different type of proposal to consider. Buonanotte has struggled to build momentum over the past 12 months. His loan at Chelsea never developed as expected before another temporary switch, this time to Leeds, also failed to provide regular football. With Brighton yet to find a settled pathway for the Argentine, another loan has increasingly looked like the logical solution. The question is where that loan happens. A return to Argentina has been gathering momentum thanks to interest from three of the country’s biggest clubs. But Elche offer an alternative that would keep Buonanotte in European football while giving him the opportunity to rebuild his career elsewhere in La Liga. What is clear now is that, according to the latest report from Argentina, Brighton have now received their first concrete proposal.