Brighton hires former Shakhtar coach Roberto De Zerbi

Published September 18, 2022 12:38 pm

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Premier League club Brighton is hiring Roberto De Zerbi as its new head coach on a four-year contract. The club said Sunday that the 43-year-old Italian agreed to the deal after meeting owner Tony Bloom and other senior executives in London earlier this week. The deal is still subject to De Zerbi being granted a work permit. He replaces Graham Potter, who was hired by Chelsea earlier this month.

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