Chelsea set to confirm new manager - Romano gives 'Here We Go'

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 28 May 2024 13:22 BST
• 3 min read

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Chelsea have finalised an agreement to appoint Enzo Maresca as their new head coach, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The talks have reached a conclusion between both parties, with the Italian's new contract set to run until June 2029, and an option to extend for an additional year until June 2030.

The deal means that Chelsea will also pay a compensation fee to Leicester City.

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Maresca guided the Foxes back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. But his stay at the King Power Stadium is set to be short-lived, having agreed to join the Blues, reports Romano.

The coach enjoyed success with Manchester City's academy team but a lesser extent with Parma. He joined Leicester last summer and led them to the Championship title.

🚨🔵 Chelsea have agreed to appoint Enzo Maresca as new head coach, here we go!

❗️ Understand the agreement is now done on contract valid until June 2029, five year deal.

It will also include an option to extend until June 2030.#CFC, set to pay compensation fee to Leicester. pic.twitter.com/o8CsGF9Jcx

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 28, 2024

image[35222][full-width][Enzo Maresca will leave Leicester City after one season]}

Who is Enzo Maresca?

Maresca is currently the manager of Leicester and led the Foxes to the top spot in the Championship in his first season in charge.

His first senior managerial role was at Parma in Serie B where he failed to achieve promotion, which resulted in his dismissal in November of 2021. In his career, he has acted as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham.

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It was his stint alongside Guardiola that helped him forge his reputation as a forward-thinking coach as he also guided Man City reserves to a Premier League 2 championship in 2021.

Crucially, he worked alongside Chelsea recruitment director Joe Shields at Manchester City, and Shields championed his appointment.

As a player, he had a nomadic career and played for no less than 11 clubs, most notably West Brom, Juventus, Sevilla and Palermo.