Roberto De Zerbi confirms Brighton departure after ‘intense and challenging two years’
Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi is set to leave the club after Sunday’s season-ending clash with Manchester United.
The Italian joine Albion in September 2022 after Graham Potter left for Chelsea สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที and enjoye immediate success, taking the club to their highest-ever top-flight finish of sixth.
That secure a campaign in this season’s Europa League and saw De Zerbi linke with a number of high-profile jobs.
Brighton and De Zerbi made the last 16 of the Europa League, while they sit 10th in the Premier League with a game to go.
“I am very sad to be leaving Brighton, but I am very proud of what my players and staff have achieve with the support of everyone at the club and our amazing fans in the past two historical seasons,” De Zerbi said in a statement.
We have agree to end my time at Brighton so that the club and I can continue to work in the way that suits each of us best, following our own ideas and visions, as well as our work and human values.
“I have really enjoye an intense and challenging two years working in the Premier League, not least competing in four major competitions this season. Leaving now provides me with time to take a break before deciding on my future plans.”
While the news may come as a shock to some, there has been considerable speculation about the 44-year-old’s future for some time.
Aske in March about his position and the prospect of signing a new deal, he said: “We didn’t find the agreement. The contract is a part of the future.
“It’s important for me, it’s important for everyone but it’s a small part, the big part is the plan. We have to speak with the club.”