Maresca Signs 3-Year Manchester City Deal After £17 Million Chelsea Compensation
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Maresca Signs 3-Year Manchester City Deal After £17 Million Chelsea Compensation
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Summary
Manchester City agreed about £17 million in compensation to Chelsea to complete Enzo Maresca's appointment on a three-year contract as Pep Guardiola's successor.
Maresca, 46, said he resigned from Chelsea in January and that the move "opened a path" to City, contradicting Chelsea's earlier portrayal of his exit as mutual.
Chelsea said it also reached a separate confidential compensation agreement with Maresca, while the Italian apologized for leaving mid-season and causing disruption.
That resignation was blamed for worsening Chelsea's collapse from fifth place to a 10th-place finish, a slide that also brought a managerial change and lost television revenue.
City turned to a coach who already knows the club well after serving as Guardiola's assistant in the 2022-23 Treble season.