Brighton & Hove Albion have officially announced Roberto De Zerbi as their new coach. De Zerbi becomes the second current Italian coach in the Premier League alongside Antonio Conte.

Roberto De Zerbi previously coached Shakhtar Donetsk, and the war in Ukraine has shortened his stint there and has accepted an offer from Brighton to move to England. De Zerbi starts to lead Brighton when they travel to Anfield against Liverpool on 1 October.

Brighton have started well this season and have collected four wins, one draw and one loss and sit 4th in the table. It will be interesting to see the development of the 43-year-old coach, whether De Zerbi is able to bring Brighton to a top 5 finish at the end of the Premier League standings.