Brighton chief issues brilliant Todd Boehly statement amid De Zerbi to Chelsea link

By Frankie Elliott
Published 2nd Mar 2023, 15:34 BST
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Brighton CEO Paul Barber has joked he would happily pick up the phone to Chelsea, unless they are looking to appointment Roberto De Zerbi as head coach.

The Blues have regularly been in contact with Albion ever since Todd Boehly took ownership of the club from Roman Abramovich.

In this season’s summer transfer window, Marc Cucurella joined the West London outfit from Brighton in a £56m deal, breaking the world-record fee paid for a left-back.

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Then, in September, Seagulls’ head coach Graham Potter also made the move to the capital, succeeding Thomas Tuchel in the Stamford Bridge hot seat after the German was relived on his duties.

The Blues have regularly been in contact with Albion ever since Todd Boehly took ownership of the club from Roman Abramovich.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)The Blues have regularly been in contact with Albion ever since Todd Boehly took ownership of the club from Roman Abramovich.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
The Blues have regularly been in contact with Albion ever since Todd Boehly took ownership of the club from Roman Abramovich.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Potter’s move, which generated £20m in compensation for Brighton, also lead to the exit of coaches Billy Reid, Bjorn Hamberg, Bruno Saltor and Ben Roberts to the two-time Champions League winners, alongside recruitment analyst Kyle Macauley and head of recruitment Paul Winstanley.

Boehly has not be afraid to splash the cash since arriving in London. So far this season, Chelsea have signed 16 players, spending a total of £558m, as well as the money paid to bring in Potter as manager.

On top of this, Football Insider revealed this weekthatChelsea have a ‘genuine interest’ in current Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi, amidst increased pressure on ex-boss Potter due to a run of poor results at the club.

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