The former Shakhtar Donetsk coach has been linked with several top European clubs in recent months ahead of a summer where plenty of teams are set to be in the market for new managers. The report notes, however, that McKenna’s loyalty to Ipswich, who handed him his first managerial post, could come into play if Brighton were to lose De Zerbi and firm up their interest with an approach. “It’s almost every year that when the gaffer is doing well, there will be big clubs waiting for him,” Veltman said of De Zerbi. “I experienced it in Amsterdam with Ajax and I’ve already experienced it with him as well.

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