Brighton are closing in on the appointment of FC St. Pauli s 31-year-old head coach Fabian Hurzeler, according to reports.
The Houston-born head coach guided St. Pauli to the Bundesliga in his first full season at the club, ending the club s 13-year absence from the German top flight.
Assistant manager between August 2020 and December 2022, Hurzeler took caretaker charge of the German outfit for two weeks before earning the gig full-time.
He has clearly done an outstanding job and that has not gone unnoticed at some of the biggest clubs in Europe.
And in the most Brighton move possible, Hurzeler is on course to replace Roberto De Zerbi at the Amex.
after it was announced De Zerbi would be stepping down at the end of 2023/24.
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