Roberto de Zerbi will leave Brighton after their final Premier League game of the season against Manchester United this weekend, the club said on Saturday.
The Italian manager, who succeeded Graham Potter in Sept. 2022, led Brighton to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League ast season — the highest in the club’s history — and secured qualification for the Europa League.
The sales of Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister last summer hampered Brighton’s progress this season and they are 10th in the table going into the final day of the campaign. They reached the round of 16 in the Europa League, where they were knocked out by Roma.
“I am very sad to be leaving Brighton, but I am very proud of what my players and staff have achieved with the support of everyone at the club and our amazing fans in the past two historical seasons,” De Zerbi said in a statement.
“We have agreed to end my time at Brighton so that the club and I can continue to work in the way that suits each of us best, following our own ideas and visions, as well as our work and human values.
“I have really enjoyed an intense and challenging two years working in the Premier League, not least competing in four major competitions this season. Leaving now provides me with time to take a break before deciding on my future plans.”