New Brighton manager, Roberto de Zerbi has come out to say that he spoke with Pep Guardiola before joining the English club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Pep is very happy to have him in England, and he only had nice things to say about Brighton football club when they chatted recently.
Roberto added that Brighton strongly wanted him as a coach, and their style of play is very similar to his idea of football.
His words, “I spoke to Pep on Sunday evening, yes. He’s very happy that I’m on board here,”
“He told me very good things about the club, and if I need he will be very happy to help me – but of course not in the match we are playing against them!”
“Brighton strongly wanted me as a coach, and their style of play is very similar to my idea of football,”
“We met each other straight after we had started to talk. Of course, other teams were interested in me but I’m delighted to be here.”
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