Brighton have appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach to replace Graham Potter, who left to join Chelsea recently.
The 43-year-old Italian has signed a four-year contract with the Seagulls after impressing chairman Tony Bloom during talks this week. He made his name during three years at Italian side Sassuolo and has been out of work since July, having left Shakhtar Donetsk in July due to the war in Ukraine after winning the Ukrainian Super Cup.
He was understood to be Brighton's first choice to replace Potter, who jumped ship to Chelsea earlier this month following the Blues' shock decision to sack Thomas Tuchel. De Zerbi will be officially unveiled as Brighton's new manager on Tuesday afternoon, with the club delaying the press conference as a mark of respect to the Queen, whose state funeral is at Westminster Abbey on Monday morning.
