Brighton boss Graham Potter is expecting Ben White to be part of his squad next season.
The 22-year-old played a key role in Leeds' promotion to the Premier League during a loan deal with the Sky Bet Championship club this term.
Hundreds of Leeds fans were filmed singing "Ben White, sign him up" as part of the celebrations outside Elland Road on Friday night after Huddersfield's win against West Brom secured the Whites' return to the top flight.
But Brighton boss Potter poured cold water on any hopes the Yorkshire club had of making his deal a permanent one.
"He's contracted with us and he's on loan at Leeds. He's our player," said Potter at a press conference on Saturday.
"It's fantastic he's had this year with Leeds. I think everybody won. Ben got some great experience, Leeds achieved their goal of promotion.
"But we rate him highly. I followed his career personally when he was at Newport and Peterborough.
"As I've said before, we were aware of him at Swansea, we were probably trying to sign him ourselves if we were still there.
"We like him a lot. He's a really good player and thankfully he's our player. (Next season) he'll be competing for a place like everyone else."
