Roberto De Zerbi, the Italian who has turn into one of the sought after bosses in Ecu soccer, is to shed Premier League aspect Brighton in amicable model later the season-ending accident with Manchester United.
De Zerbi joined Albion in September 2022 later Graham Potter left for Chelsea and loved quick luck, taking the membership to their highest-ever top-flight end of 6th.
That connect a marketing campaign on this season’s Europa League and noticed De Zerbi connected with various high-profile jobs.
Brighton and De Zerbi made the ultimate 16 of the Europa League, presen they sit down tenth within the Premier League with a recreation to travel.
“I am very sad to be leaving Brighton, but I am very proud of what my players and staff have achieved with the support of everyone at the club and our amazing fans in the past two historical seasons,” De Zerbi stated in a remark on Saturday at the eve of the United finale.
“We have agreed 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’ve in reality loved an intense and difficult two years operating within the Premier League, now not least competing in 4 primary competitions this season. Escape now supplies me with occasion to whisk a split earlier than selecting my era 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.
Brighton owner Tony Bloom said that the parting of ways was a mutual one.
“Roberto has given us two finest seasons of carrier during which he has led the membership to untouched heights, now not least our first ever Ecu marketing campaign which can are living lengthy within the reminiscence of Albion fanatics,” he stated.
“We have now mutually affirmative to finish Roberto’s agreement at a occasion that fits each events permitting us the earliest alternative to devise for nearest season, and Roberto enough quantity of occasion to imagine his nearest exit and his era.
“I am sure our fans will give Roberto and his staff a wonderful and fully deserved send off at the Amex before, during and after tomorrow’s match.
“Within the period in-between, I’d love to thank Roberto and his workforce for all their sun-baked paintings within the day two seasons. All of them shed our membership on just right phrases and with our easiest needs for the era.”