Roberto De Zerbi announced his departure from Brighton & Hove Albion in mid-May, but the club have been forced to wait nearly a move to secure his successor. Brighton actually moved quickly for their first choice having already done work on who would be best to step in at the AMEX Stadium and their analytical based approach came up with Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna. However, despite agreeing terms on a deal with McKenna, he opted to stay put with the newly promoted Championship side and signed a new long-term contract at Portman Road. That meant a new search for Brighton and it brought them t…
