Overview
- Manchester City confirmed on Monday that Enzo Maresca has signed a three-year contract to succeed Pep Guardiola, ending weeks of negotiation.
- Reports say City agreed roughly £17 million in compensation to Chelsea to clear the move, and Chelsea has said Maresca will also pay an undisclosed sum under a confidential settlement.
- Before the formal announcement Maresca visited the City Football Academy, began studying player data and set out pre-season plans to cope with limited contact during the World Cup and an Asia tour.
- The club has already been active in the market with a reported club-record deal for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson and Maresca is expected to shape further transfers and backroom hires.
- Maresca returns with direct City experience as a former Elite Development Squad coach and Guardiola assistant and with recent managerial honours at Leicester and Chelsea while Chelsea criticised his mid‑season exit as disruptive.