Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has reportedly emerged as an unexpected contender to replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City this summer. Maresca has obvious links to Guardiola and City. The Italian tactician spent a year as the club’s U23 coach before serving as one of the first-team assistants during the treble-winning 2022–23 campaign.

Chelsea fans are up in arms following the news that Enzo Maresca could be set to walk away in the coming months.

Enzo Maresca has explained why he has "no time" as Chelsea boss ahead of his side's upcoming clash with Newcastle United. The Italian head coach revealed that the run-up to his team's win over Everton was the "worst" he had endured during his time with the Blues.

Blues' ownership group BlueCo view Strasbourg head coach Liam Rosenior as a potential long-term option for the Chelsea job.

Ash: Regardless of whether people think Maresca's succeeding, this feels very much like the transition period from when Gianluca Vialli and Claudio Ranieri were in charge which, after a few years, ended up with Chelsea winning the Premier League and dominating for years after.