
Brighton and Hove Albion have been forced to revise their pre-season plans after a recent G7 summit wrecked the pitches they were due to play on.The Seagulls were set to train in Evian-les-Bains in France for the week, but due to helicopters carrying the likes of Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer, they have had to change their plans.Club staff discovered the issue when they arrived to prepare their camp.With the surfaces viewed as a potential injury risk, head coach Fabian Hurzeler and his squad have started working at their Lancing training ground.Brighton have made alternative plans to use a separate base in Austria.The Seagulls are understood to have had a back-up plan ready, with the pitches being ruined by the helicopters not causing significant disruption.Saturday’s friendly against French Ligue 2 side Annecy has been cancelled, with the players instead having an in-house training match.Their contest against Strasbourg is planned to go ahead on August 1 at a different venue.Brighton’s pre-season plans have been impacted by the G7 | GETTYBrighton are scheduled to face Roma and Bologna upon their return home on August 8 and 15.The matches will be followed by the first leg of the Conference League play-offs, set for August 20.Albion kick-off their Premier League campaign three days later against Aston Villa at the Amex Stadium.Last season proved to be a campaign to remember for Brighton, reaching the Conference League play-offs, and they will head into the league phase as one of the favourites to win the tournament should they make it.Brighton are in pursuit of success in Europe next season | PATheir rivals up the M23, Crystal Palace, were successful last year in winning the competition, meaning they qualified for the Europa League.At the start of May, Hurzeler put pen to paper for a new long-term deal at the Amex, with owner Tony Bloom moving swiftly to tie down the highly rated coach.Upon signing the three-year deal, Hurzeler said: “I absolutely love working for this club and living in the city, and I am delighted to have agreed a new contract.”To have this long-term commitment from the club is an honour and one which only reinforces my desire to succeed in delivering on our shared long-term vision.Hurzeler signed a new deal at the Amex Stadium until summer 2029 in May | PA”From the beginning, our focus has always been on forging an identity, developing the team, challenging the establishment and pushing our standards every day.”I’m proud of what we have done so far, and even more excited about what is still to come.”There has been some movement with players this window, including the departure of highly-rated defender Jan Paul van Hecke to Tottenham for £50million.The Seagulls have made some key signings so far, bringing in the likes of Luka Vuskovic, winger Zadok Yohanna, Pascal Struijk and full-back Costinha.