De Zerbi nears deal with Marseille after failed Man Utd talks

Roberto de Zerbi looks set to become the new head coach of Marseille. The Italian manager previously took over at Premier League side Brighton in September of 2022. The Seagulls signed De Zerbi after their former coach Graham Potter joined Chelsea. While Potter worked wonders with the South Coast club, the team did not miss a beat with De Zerbi.

With the Italian coach at the helm, Brighton finished sixth in the English top flight following the 2022/23 campaign. The place in the table qualified the club for the Europa League. It was the first time that the Seagulls ever featured in a European competition. Although Brighton did fall to 11th in the most recent season, De Zerbi was forced to deal with a squad decimated by injuries.

Despite his success with the club, De Zerbi previously announced that he would depart Brighton. Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano is now claiming that the Italian is near an agreement to become Marseille’s new head coach. The French side has supposedly offered the now-former Brighton boss a three-year deal. De Zerbi agrees with the terms of the contract.

Although he did announce his departure from the Premier League side, Marseille reportedly still has to pay Brighton a fee. Romano claims that this particular clause was reduced down to around $6.5 million. The stipulation is seemingly the last step in the move.

Coach was previously linked with a series of top European teams

Due to his successes at Brighton, De Zerbi has seemingly been a wanted man. He was previously linked with massive clubs such as Liverpool and Bayern Munich throughout the spring months. Nevertheless, both teams overlooked the Italian and opted to sign different managers.

Fellow Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester United were then also reportedly interested in De Zerbi as well. Blues brass, however, wanted to target a coach that would essentially go along with upper management and not ruffle feathers. This would certainly not have been…

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Author : Chris Moore

Publish date : 2024-06-13 17:14:45

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