How Long Until Roberto De Zerbi is Managing a Top Club?

Italian football manager Roberto De Zerbi joined English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in September 2022 after replacing outward-bound Graham Potter, who is now the manager of rivals Chelsea F.C. 

We are now just over halfway through the current 2022/23 campaign, and Brighton are flying high in sixth position with 35 points after 21 games played. The question being asked here is, how long until Roberto De Zerbi is managing a top club? Find out more right here. 

Who is Roberto De Zerbi?

Roberto De Zerbi is a former men’s professional footballer who currently manages English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. The former attacking midfielder was born in Brescia, Italy, in June 1979. 

He spent his professional career playing in Italy for clubs such as AC Milan, Foggia, and Napoli, scoring 53 goals in 259 matches. Since getting into management, he has been at the helm of several European clubs, including Foggia (2014-16), Sassuolo (2018-21), and Shakhtar Donetsk (2021-22), to name just a few. 

Despite only being at Brighton for less than half a year, his impressive performances and current league standing have led some people to speculate on which big Premier League club will be the first to poach home. 

Are there any online casino/sports betting sites currently offering odds for which club De Zerbi will go to next?

There are, in fact, some fully licensed sports betting sites that are already taking bets on which club De Zerbi will manage next. For a complete list of the best sports betting sites, one of the most trusted websites you can turn to is the official AskGamblers.com website. 

Let’s take a quick look at the average odds currently being offered for De Zerbi to manage another Premier League club. Despite signing a four-year contract, he could end up at one of the following clubs much sooner:

• Chelsea – to join this London club, he is currently priced at 66/1 in UK fractional odds, which is 67.00 in European decimal odds, and 6,600 in American/moneyline odds. It also means there’s only a 1.50% implied probability rate of him joining Chelsea
• Liverpool – for him to join Liverpool, you’re currently looking at odds of around 13/2 (which is 7.50, or 650) with a 13.30% chance of joining
• Manchester City – for him to join Manchester City, you can now get odds of around 16/1 (17.00, or 1,600) with a 5.90% chance of joining
• Tottenham Hotspur – for him to join Spurs, you can now get odds of around 9/1 (10.00, or 900) with a 10.00% chance of joining

Therefore, if you were going to place a wager on this market, your best bet would be for him to join Liverpool. 

For example, if you were to put a $/€/£10.00 bet on this outcome right now, and he does join them, your total returns would be $/€/£75.00 (which includes your initial $/€/£10.00 stake returned + $/€/£65.00 profit).

A look at some of Brighton’s recent results and upcoming fixtures

In their first game of 2023, they beat Everton 4-1 away in the Premier League before beating Middlesbrough 5-1 away in the third round of the FA Cup. When they returned for Premier League action, they beat Liverpool 3-0 at home and then drew 2-2 away to Leicester. 

Their next home game saw them beat Liverpool again, this time by 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. On February 4th, they beat Bournemouth 1-0 at home, and then on February 11th, they drew 1-1 away with Crystal Palace. 

On February 18th, they host Fulham. On February 28th, they play Stoke City away in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and then on March 4th, they are at home in the Premier League to West Ham. 

Can Brighton finish in the top four?

Again, the best thing to do would be to turn to the major sports betting sites to find out what kind of odds are currently being offered for Brighton to finish in the top four. 

At the time of writing, most sites currently have them as the sixth odds-on favourite team to finish in a top-four spot. If you were to bet on them right now to finish in first, second, third, or fourth, you would be looking at odds of around 11/2 in fractional odds, which is 6.50 in decimal odds and 550 in American/money line odds. 

Therefore, a $/€/£10.00 bet that’s successful would get you a return of $/€/£65.00 (includes $/€/£55.00 profit + initial $/€/£10.00 stake returned). One important thing to remember is that no bet is guaranteed, no matter how certain the odds may seem.