De Zerbi has earned several plaudits since taking charge of Brighton last season and leading them to Europa League qualification.
Brighton have made another bright start in the ongoing campaign and have been playing some sumptuous football under the Italian.
He is being seen as the next big thing in coaching circles and big clubs have been monitoring his progress at the Amex Stadium.
It has been claimed that De Zerbi is on the shortlist of targets for Real Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement.
The legendary Italian coach is scheduled to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and take the reins of the Brazil national team.
A derby defeat to Atletico Madrid over the weekend led to suggestions that he could leave earlier.
Real Madrid have identified De Zerbi as a potential replacement for Ancelotti in the future.
However, for the moment, Brighton are relaxed and are not overly concerned about losing him.
They are not likely to stand in his way if De Zerbi wants to leave but are likely to demand hefty compensation like they did when Chelsea came calling for Graham Potter last year.
