Bayern Munich have addressed rumours that Roberto De Zerbi might take over from Thomas Tuchel on the Bavarian giants this summer season following the information that the Italian will depart Brighton on the finish of this season.
Brighton introduced earlier on Saturday that their Premier League sport at residence to Manchester United on Sunday shall be De Zerbi’s final in command of the Seagulls.
“Brighton & Hove Albion has confirmed that head coach Roberto De Zerbi will depart the membership after tomorrow’s closing Premier League match of the season towards Manchester United,” the south coast membership wrote on social media.
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is leaving the membership this summer season after a disappointing season. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
“Roberto has given us two wonderful seasons of service by which he has led the membership to new heights, not least our first ever European marketing campaign which is able to dwell lengthy within the reminiscence of Albion followers,” chairman Tony Bloom mentioned.
“We’ve got mutually agreed to finish Roberto’s contract at a time that fits each events permitting us the earliest alternative to plan for subsequent season, and Roberto loads of time to think about his subsequent transfer and his future.”
De Zerbi mentioned: “I’m very unhappy to be leaving Brighton, however I’m very pleased with what my gamers and employees have achieved with the assist of everybody on the membership and our wonderful followers prior to now two historic seasons.
“We’ve got agreed to finish my time at Brighton in order that the membership and I can proceed to work in the way in which that fits every of us greatest, following our personal concepts and visions, in addition to our work and human values.”
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De Zerbi has beforehand been linked with plenty of prime jobs, together with Barcelona and AC Milan, and it was rumoured on Saturday that the Italian might take over at Bayern.
After the Bavarians misplaced 4-2 to Hoffenheim on Saturday to drop to 3rd place within the Bundesliga in Tuchel’s final sport in cost, membership director Max Eberl was requested if he would deny it if the membership’s subsequent supervisor can be Italian and he replied: “Sure”.
Bayern have additionally been linked with the likes of Roger Schmidt, Hansi Flick, Zinedine Zidane and Jose Mourinho as they search a alternative for Tuchel.
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