Vanzeir is probably still interesting but a more difficult deal to pull off I imagine. If he keeps it up and play more games for Belgium he might be worth £20m or so in the summer, which might be money that is more interesting than signing him cheap to Brighton and hope that he can take the step...
Maybe he sees it as a bit more than that. Like a summer cottage. He can spend a few million and immediatly see the results, unlike in PL. Its all a bit more picturesque and real: People go to games because they want to, not because they were the only ones who could afford it, not everything has...
He probably feels it wouldnt be the best thing for them but highly normal that a young striker producing those numbers for a newcomer will be attractive for bigger clubs in bigger leagues :shrug: