Is Rushworth ready to be Brighton's number one?
[Getty Images] Former Brighton goalkeeping coach Jack Stern believes Carl Rushworth is ready to become the Seagulls' first-choice goalkeeper if Bart Verbuggen was to depart in the summer. Rushworth, 24, has impressed while on loan at Championship leaders Coventry City, but has himself admitted he may need to leave his parent club to fulfil his ambitions. As well as Rushworth, Stern mentioned James Beadle, who is on loan at second-tier club Birmingham City, as another "strong" goalkeeper in the mix for a breakthrough at Brighton.
"When I left Brighton, I made the point to say that they had a collection of goalkeepers that was really strong, some of the best young goalkeepers in Europe," Stern told BBC Radio Sussex. "Both Carl and James have continued to show that this year. "They have both got huge potential.
Just because of his age and experience, James is probably another year or so off being ready for that. "At Carl's age, there are not many English goalkeepers in the country who have had the amount of games that he has had at a good level. "Carl probably feels ready and he probably is ready.
That's not my decision to make, Brighton have got some difficult decisions to make in terms of the goalkeepers this summer - but some good ones to make as well. " What do you think will happen in terms of Brighton's goalkeepers in the summer? Who do you think will be number one next season and why?
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