have publicly blamed for his or her “vastly disappointing season” in an explosive assertion moments after the previous Blues boss was .
amid rising tensions between himself and the membership hierarchy, together with his exit adopted by months of turmoil at Chelsea because the hasty appointment of backfired spectacularly.
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The membership misplaced 5 in a row with out scoring for the primary time since 1912 below Rosenior, plummeting down the desk earlier than his eventual sacking, with that stark drop in efficiency seeing Chelsea end tenth and miss out on Europe fully.
There was hypothesis that Maresca left Stamford Bridge to place himself because the potential successor to Pep Guardiola within the Metropolis dugout, and this has now been confirmed by the membership who haven’t skirted round their perception that Maresca’s actions instantly led to break down of their season.
Enzo Maresca is the brand new Man Metropolis supervisor (PA)
Chelsea wrote in a press release: “In autumn final yr, the membership was knowledgeable by our former head coach [Maresca] that there is perhaps a chance for him to succeed Pep Guardiola on the finish of the season.
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“It grew to become clear to us that it was his robust want to succeed Guardiola and that he was absolutely dedicated to pursuing the chance, regardless of the very fact he was below a long-term contract which he had no proper to terminate.
“In December 2025, our head coach unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from his place. Clearly, we felt let down as we believed that his head and coronary heart have been centered on one other membership and one other alternative, regardless of having simply arrived at Chelsea the yr earlier than.
“No membership desires to alter its head coach halfway by a season. Nonetheless, in mild of his choice to not proceed fulfilling his obligations by to the top of the season, the membership was left with no selection however to guard our gamers, our supporters, and the badge and settle for his resignation.”
Enzo Maresca has returned to Manchester Metropolis, the place he served as Pep Guardiola’s assistant between 2022 and 2023 (PA)
Chelsea stated they’ve come to a “confidential settlement” with Man Metropolis over a compensation package deal for Maresca, which is known to be £17m. The membership has additionally confirmed that Maresca shall be required to pay compensation for breaking his contract.
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The assertion completed: “Trying ahead to subsequent season, in Xabi Alonso, now we have a supervisor who has an distinctive soccer thoughts and is an expert of the best integrity. He has all of the attributes to ship the success the membership’s supporters deserve and count on.”
Maresca, in the meantime, has spoken extremely of the operating of his new membership having vocally expressed his dismay at Chelsea’s hierarchy earlier than his eventual exit.
“Manchester Metropolis is a membership I do know very properly and to have the possibility to handle this crew is an excellent alternative for me,” stated Maresca, who served as Guardiola’s assistant between 2022 and 2023.
“Metropolis is an extremely well-run soccer membership. Every part they do is modern, deliberate and purposeful. For a supervisor, that may be a dream state of affairs. It offers the consistency I must do my job successfully.”