Brighton and Hove Albion boss, Roberto De Zerbi, will leave the Premier League club by mutual consent after their last game on Sunday.
De Zerbi took charge at the Amex Stadium in September 2022 and led Brighton to their highest-ever top-flight finish when they came sixth in 2022-23.
Brighton sit in tenth place on the EPL table and will host Manchester United in the final game of the season on Sunday.
In a post on the club’s X account, the club announced, “Brighton & Hove Albion has confirmed that head coach Roberto De Zerbi will leave the club after tomorrow’s final Premier League match of the season against Manchester United.”
Brighton chairman, Tony Bloom announced that the club and Roberto De Zerbi have mutually agreed to end his contract.
Our correspondent retrieved this in a statement from the club’s website.
Bloom said, “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.
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“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.”
Similarly, De Zerbi noted how sad he was leaving the club.
De Zerbi said, “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.”
In September 2022, the club confirmed De Zerbi’s appointment as the club’s new head coach on a four-year contract, subject to the granting of a work permit.
He replaced Graham Potter who recently moved to Chelsea where he replaced sacked Thomas Tuchel.
