{"id":32799,"date":"2026-05-07T20:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/brighton-manager-hurzeler-signs-contract-extension-following-interest-from-leverkusen\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:34:45","slug":"brighton-manager-hurzeler-signs-contract-extension-following-interest-from-leverkusen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/brighton-manager-hurzeler-signs-contract-extension-following-interest-from-leverkusen\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton manager H\u00fcrzeler signs contract extension following interest from Leverkusen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BRIGHTON, England (AP) \u2014 Brighton coach Fabian H\u00fcrzeler has signed a two-year contract extension until the 2028-29 season. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">premier league<\/span> The club announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fcrzeler, 33, reportedly has <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">bayer leverkusen<\/span>leading Brighton into contention for European qualification. The Seagulls sit eighth in the table ahead of Saturday&#8217;s game against Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This season he built on the foundation he laid in his first season when he led us to a great eighth place.&#8221; <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Chairman Tony Bloom<\/span> said the team in a statement. &#8220;During his time as head coach, the team has shown resilience, intensity and control. With three games remaining, we are pushing for a strong finish.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom added: &#8220;Fabian&#8217;s philosophy and approach are in line with our values \u200b\u200bas a club and we are delighted to have agreed this new contract extension, which reflects our commitment to our shared long-term vision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Texas-born H\u00fcrzeler became the youngest permanent manager in Premier League history. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Joins Brighton in June 2024<\/span> After leading St. Pauli to promotion to the German First Division.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fcrzeler&#8217;s contract was scheduled to expire after next season. Brighton described Thursday&#8217;s deal as a &#8220;new three-year deal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I absolutely love working at this club and living in this city, and I&#8217;m delighted to have agreed to a new contract,&#8221; said H\u00fcrzeler. \u201cI am honored to receive such a long-term commitment from the club, which further strengthens my desire to succeed in achieving our shared long-term vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born in the United States, Mr. H\u00fcrzeler returned to Europe with his family at the age of two and grew up in the Munich area.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurzeler-brighton-contract-69a8ea1705862690b6fdef14426212d9\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIGHTON, England (AP) \u2014 Brighton coach Fabian H\u00fcrzeler has signed a two-year contract extension until the 2028-29 season. premier league The club announced on Thursday. 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The Seagulls sit eighth in the table ahead of Saturday&#8217;s game against Wolverhampton. &#8220;This season he built on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brighton manager H\u00fcrzeler signs contract extension following interest from Leverkusen - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/brighton-manager-hurzeler-signs-contract-extension-following-interest-from-leverkusen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brighton manager H\u00fcrzeler signs contract extension following interest from Leverkusen - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BRIGHTON, England (AP) \u2014 Brighton coach Fabian H\u00fcrzeler has signed a two-year contract extension until the 2028-29 season. premier league The club announced on Thursday. 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