that Manchester Metropolis have agreed to pay Chelsea €20m to purchase Italian coach Enzo Maresca out of his contract so he can substitute Pep Guardiola.
, particularly as he had been his assistant supervisor on the Etihad within the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
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Maresca’s path to Manchester Metropolis job
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 25: Enzo Maresca, Supervisor of Chelsea, embraces Pep Guardiola, Supervisor of Manchester Metropolis, previous to the Premier League match between Manchester Metropolis FC and Chelsea FC at Etihad Stadium on January 25, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Pictures)
Following that, there was an expertise at Leicester Metropolis incomes promotion to the Premier League, then the Chelsea job from the summer time of 2024 till his
That was largely all the way down to a disagreement over the best way the membership was being run and the alternatives that have been being made behind the scenes.
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Regardless of successful the Convention League and the Membership World Cup in 2025, Maresca nonetheless didn’t have the complete help of the Blues.
Nevertheless, he was nonetheless underneath contract, so Manchester Metropolis needed to take part within the negotiation of a termination by mutual consent.
, the 2 golf equipment shook palms immediately on a deal price round €20m.
Maresca can then be free to place pen to paper on a three-year contract with Manchester Metropolis.