The home side ran out 3-1 winners but the Seagulls gave Liverpool a stern test despite being shorn of many first-team players due to injury.
After the game, Klopp offered De Zerbi his seal of approval, revealing in the post-game press conference: “I told De Zerbi to keep turning the football world upside down. I will watch it from some distance. I respect so much what heDe Zerbi’s doing.”
The former Sassuolo and Shakhtar Donetsk manager’s future is shrouded in doubt despite a Brighton contract extending to 2026.
The 44-year-old revealed last week that he had no intention of signing a new deal and would first seek talks about the club’s future direction before committing.
“At the moment, no,” he said when asked if he had agreed to a new deal. “We didn’t find the agreement. The contract is a part of the future. It’s important for me, it’s important for everyone but it’s a small part, the big part is the plan. We have to speak with the club.”
“Roberto de Zerbi has release clause into his contract at Brighton and it’s around £12/13m, only valid in the summer,” Romano wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“De Zerbi wants to discuss plans with Brighton board to decide his future. Internal talks still ongoing at Bayern. NO concrete talks with Liverpool so far.”
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