One of the hottest names in the 2024 summer managerial carasouel is now free to negotiate with other clubs after it was officially confirmed that Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi will be leaving the club at the end of the season. The Seagulls confirmed on Saturday that the game against Manchester United on Sunday will be De Zerbi’s final game in charge.
Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed that manager Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club at the end of the season.
De Zerbi, 44, has starred on the South Coast since taking over from Graham Potter, leading the club into the Europa League after a memorable 2023/24 campaign.
He has been linked to a number of top jobs in recent months, most notably former German champions Bayern Munich as well as Italian giants Napoli, AC Milan and Juventus.
The club have also confirmed that De Zerbi’s coaching team comprising of Andrea Maldera, Ricard Segarra, Marcattilio Marcattilii, Vincenzo Teresa, Agostino Tibaudi, Marcello Quinto and Enrico Venturelli, will also depart the club. However, Andrew Crofts and Jack Sterm will stay on the south coast.
Chairman, Tony Bloom, said in a statement on the club website: “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.
“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.
“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.
“In the meantime, I’d like to thank Roberto and his staff for all their hard work in the past two seasons. They all leave our club on good terms and with our very best wishes for the future.”
Roberto de Zerbi added: “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.
“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 have really enjoyed 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.”
The Seagulls head into Sunday’s match against The Red Devils knowing that a victory would secure a third consecutive top-half finish.