Graham Potter believes Albion’s bold move to bring in Danny Welbeck as a free agent has paid off.

The former England striker won a penalty and scored a superb goal as the Seagulls beat Leeds 2-0.

They are now on the brink of Premier League safety with Welbeck, out of contract this summer, having scored three goals in the last six games.

Albion head coach Graham Potter said: “The key thing with Danny is that he wanted to come, that he wanted to play, that he wanted to be part of what we are doing here, he wanted to influence the team on and off the pitch.

“He brings a fantastic quality as a footballer and as a guy.

“He is someone that the players look up to, they like, they respect.

“When you have that combination for us it ended up being an easy decision.

“We are delighted with that and credit to the club and credit to the guys working behind the scenes because they made it happen and we have all benefited from having Danny Welbeck around.”

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Potter said “the intention is there” in terms of securing Welbeck for next season.

But talks will remain on hold until the end of the campaign.

He added: “At the moment I’m sure if you ask Danny he will want to finish off the next four matches, he will want to play the next four matches and he will want to add to his goal tally and he will want to add to the points tally of the team. That’s what we will have to focus on.”