Hurzeler 'a great fit for Brighton' - Bloom

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Brighton chairman Tony Bloom believes new head coach Fabian Hurzeler is "a great fit" for the Premier League club.

Hurzeler left St Pauli to succeed Roberto de Zerbi as Seagulls boss and, aged 31, he is the youngest full-time manager in Premier League history.

Bloom told 大象传媒 Radio Sussex: "We had a meeting for about three or four hours and the conversation flowed. We were really impressed about how mature Fabian was, the way he talked about football and he spoke like a very experienced head coach.

"Even though he's a fairly young head coach, he's got five and a half years' experience.

"We think it's a great fit for Brighton. Our fans, our players and the whole city should be very excited about this appointment."

Asked if Hurzeler's appointment could be viewed as a "gamble", Bloom added: "I wouldn't talk about it as a gamble at all.

"We look at everything. We put a lot of effort into any head coach appointment, as other clubs do. We think Fabian is the best fit for the football club - the least risk option of all the options we had."