If there is anyone who can run a football club in England, it is Brighton. The club has for the past ten years established itself in the Premier League at a good distance from relegation battles (now in the upper end), with a flair in the transfer market like few others on the ball island. All this with different coaches who outdo each other. Graham Potter, then Roberto de Zerbi, now Fabian Hürzeler. The big clubs travel to Brighton to pay record amounts for stars they have developed, For Manchester United it is now about the coach.
Michael Carrick will have to hold on for a while longer with adversity, but it is part of the game, as Carrick knows, that the club management is getting ready for a potential change of manager if there are no results. According to Football-Insider’s source, the Man United management is a big fan of Hürzeler and what the German delivers for Brighton (it stung well when Brighton turned 2-0 to 2-3 at Old Trafford in the League Cup).
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Hürzeler delivers the type of intensity, pressing structure and tactical against United currently trying to establish. His teams are comfortable playing aggressively without becoming completely ruthless, and he has shown an ability to develop younger players rather than relying solely on expensive recruitment.
The Brighton management know clubs like Man Utd could come. This summer, the club rewarded the 31-year-old with a contract until 2029, Football finance expert Stefan Borson estimates that the price of the buyout clause could be around £10 million–£15 million, probably closer to £15 million.
Brighton also have no intention of making negotiations easy. Various reports say they are determined to keep Hürzeler, and will resist approaches from both United and Tottenham.
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