‘I believe in betting aggressively and, occasionally, to win big, you have to risk losing.”
Tony Bloom has always been a gambler, although when it comes to running Brighton the owner has tended to steer clear of taking too many risks. So it’s unlikely the man known as “the Lizard” during his days as a professional poker player has been losing too much sleep about what will happen this summer with Roberto De Zerbi, especially in a week when Brighton banked record Premier League profits of £122m.
