Journalist Rodrigo Vera, speaking on DSPORTS, confirmed the Premier League club's interest. "What has been said here, and I imagine is also the information circulating there, is that he has been followed from English football, particularly Brighton. There were even scouts at the last match."
However, Vera then added a revealing caveat. "My information is that, in the middle of the year, if this does not progress, he would still leave Rosario Central and go to a big club in Argentine football. If he doesn't go to England, he could move to a big club in Argentine football — with a stripe."
The reference to a club "with a stripe" is understood to point to Boca Juniors or River Plate, the two most powerful clubs in Argentine football — both of whom traditionally wear stripes in their kits.
Pizarro is a central midfielder who operates as a creator rather than a destroyer. His release clause is understood to be in the region of €8 million — a modest fee that explains the width of Premier League interest, with clubs beyond Brighton also tracking him.
Brighton's scouting infrastructure in South America has previously yielded Facundo Buonanotte and Valentin Barco. The club's data-driven approach makes Pizarro's profile — technically sharp, young and available cheaply — a natural fit.
Whether Brighton move before the summer window or lose him to a domestic rival within Argentina remains the defining question.