BRIGHTON CEO Paul Barber revealed the membership have a replacement plan lined up in case supervisor Roberto De Zerbi leaves.
De Zerbi has taken the Seagulls to new heights ever since changing Graham Potter on the helm final yr as he led them to a sixth-place end within the Premier League and straight to the Europa League.
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The Italian tactician’s spectacular work on the AmEx, although, has attracted curiosity from his dwelling nation, with Napoli and AC Milan protecting tabs.
The 44-year-old has additionally been linked with a few of Europe’s greatest golf equipment, such as Real Madrid.
Reports even recommend Manchester City have recognized the previous Shakhtar Donetsk boss as Pep Guardiola’s eventual replacement when he leaves the Etihad.
Brighton wish to maintain on to De Zerbi for as lengthy as attainable, with his contract working out in 2026.
But Barber insists the Premier League outfit has a succession plan in place identical to they did when Potter left for Chelsea.
The Italian was on the high of their wishlist lengthy earlier than they even began in search of a brand new supervisor.
Barber instructed talkSPORT: “Good gamers and good workers will at all times be checked out by rivals, and we’re ready for that, we’re lifelike about that and we attempt to plan for these eventualities.
“When we sadly misplaced Graham Potter to Chelsea it was a tough interval, since you don’t wish to lose your head coach one month into the season. We at all times have a small checklist of coaches that we might look to maneuver to if we needed to, Roberto was high of that checklist.
“So far issues have labored very well, we’re having fun with what Roberto is doing for us and what this squad of gamers is delivering. Roberto has accomplished a wonderful job and I don’t assume anybody in world soccer hasn’t seen the best way he performs and the best way we play.
“The greatest conundrum with our mannequin is the higher we do, the extra weak we turn out to be, as a result of individuals have a look at what we’re doing, how we’re doing it, the people who find themselves doing it for us, and they need them.
“We’ve seen that many, many occasions, whether or not it’s Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool, Moises Caicedo and Graham Potter to Chelsea, Yves Bissouma to Tottenham, and workers we’ve misplaced alongside the best way as nicely, Dan Ashworth to Newcastle – it’s on and off the sphere.
“But I take that as a giant complement to the progress we’re making and it’s incumbent on me to ensure we’ve bought succession plans in place to handle and overcome these bumps within the street.
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“Because on the finish of the day each soccer membership will lose gamers and workers sooner or later, we simply have to ensure we’re prepared and ready for it when it occurs to us.”
Asked if Brighton have already got a replacement in thoughts in case De Zerbi leaves: “Absolutely.
“That’s half and parcel of trying on the high 20 or 25 positions in our membership on a regular basis and figuring out who’s weak to being taken by any person else or who might merely simply need a change in way of life and ensuring we all know if that occurred who could be coming in to exchange them.
“That is likely to be an inside appointment or an exterior appointment, however an important factor is that now we have an thought who it could be.
“There’s nothing worse than suddenly facing a change and then having a gap because you haven’t done the homework to consider who would replace that person. Preparation is critical.”
