Barcelona still faced an uphill task to bring in Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi this summer due to his release clause, which is believed to be between 10-15 million euros. However, the Blaugrana may be even further away from his signature, given the interest from elsewhere.
It looks like Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso will be first choice for both Liverpool and Bayern Munich this summer, but of Zerbi is another strong candidate. In fact, Sky DE reported that if their attempt to bring Alonso is unsuccessful, Bayern will go for de Zerbi as their second choice. Sportwho brought the report, they say that there was no consensus in the Blaugrana on de Zerbi in any way, but if they settled on the Italian, they would have to come up with an exceptional pitch.
Bayern will be able to pay the release clause of Zerbi, and give more resources to work, as in the case of Liverpool. Barcelona are likely to lack resources, and may have to look for cheaper alternatives.
