hiː wʌz səksˈɛsfəl, bˌʌt bɹˈaɪtən ɪnˈɪʃəli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɹᵻlˈiːs hˌɪm æz hiː stˈɪl hæd tˈuː jˈɪɹz tə ɹˈʌn ˌɔn hɪz kˈɑːntɹækt.
He was successful, but Brighton initially refused to release him as he still had two years to run on his contract.