Roberto De Zerbi expects both Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo to leave Brighton this summer.
The two midfielders have played a key role in Brighton’s season with De Zerbi’s side securing a sixth-placed finish in the .
Last week, , while the midfielder has already finalised personal terms with ’s side.
Meanwhile, but have retained their interest in the Ecuador international ahead of the summer transfer window.
‘They deserve to change level of team and competition, we have to be happy for them,’ De Zerbi said of Caicedo and Mac Allister after Brighton’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday.
‘We are Brighton and our policy is to help the young players to progress, we can’t keep our best players. That is right, it is our mentality and we have to find more young players.’
In a separate interview with , De Zerbi said: ‘ and both have been incredible people, incredible players, I am really sorry for them if they will leave but they deserve to play in another level.
‘We have to find other big players, it will be very difficult to find players with the same quality and levels but it is our policy.
‘We are not a big, big, big team and we improve and sell the best players.’
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