What Roberto De Zerbi Brighton exit means for Mauricio Pochettino before Chelsea sack decision
Chelsea news as Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi set to leave the club ahead of a summer of head coach changes across the world
Roberto De Zerbi will leave Brighton after this Sunday’s Premier League final day,
the club has announced. This Saturday’s game against Manchester United will mark the Italian manager’s final game with the Seagulls.
De Zerbi’s exit coincides with rumors that he is being linked to several positions in Europe,
including those at Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool.
He is also the clear favorite to succeed Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich,
while other positions at Anfield have been filled in one way or another and Jurgen Klopp’s replacement at Anfield has been announced.
However, some rumors indicate he won’t be taking over in Bavaria.
His future is still quite uncertain because important choices still need to be made in club boardrooms around the
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The De Zerbi revelation was disclosed to Chelsea a few days before to their evaluation of Mauricio Pochettino’s status as head coach.
Along with fellow sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart,
as well as co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital (led by Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano),
he will be talking about the club’s future.
His position is far more stable now than it was earlier in the season, when there were several requests for his dismissal.
Because of his strong start at Brighton, De Zerbi was frequently mentioned as the next manager to take Pochettino’s place over the last nine months.
However, his status has declined due to an expensive contract clause and difficulties in the second half of the season.
Chelsea will now want to secure a spot in the Europa League under Pochettino.
They can accomplish this by defeating Bournemouth, assuming Manchester United loses the FA Cup,
or by Tottenham falling short against Sheffield United.
The Seagulls, on the other hand, have struggled lately,
having won just two of their previous 12 league games and potentially falling as low as
Now, less than two years into his tenure, De Zerbi is set to depart the south coast side.
“Roberto has given us two excellent seasons of service in which he has led the club to new heights,
not least our first ever European campaign which will live long in the memory of Albion fans,
” Chairman Tony Bloom said of the 44-year-old’s contribution to the team’s success.
“We have mutually agreed to end Roberto’s contract at a time that suits both parties allowing us the earliest opportunity to plan for next season,
and Roberto plenty of time to consider his next move and his future.”
“In the interim, I’d like to thank Roberto and his staff for all of their hard work in the past,” Bloom continued.
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