Enzo Maresca reaches a five-year contract with Chelsea, he is set to succeed Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea head coach.
The 44-year-old Italian is leaving Leicester after leading them to promotion to the Premier League by winning Championship.
Enzo Maresca agreed leaving Leicester to join Chelsea on a five-year deal to become their new head coach.
Work on his contract is being finalised by lawyers, and announcement would be made before the end of the week.
The contract length proves the fact that everyone is focussed on bringing long-term success back to Chelsea football club.
Paul Winstanley, Chelsea co-sporting director had travelled to Marbella for face-to-face talks with Maresca after Leicester gave permission for discussion.
Chelsea are impressed by how deeply maresca is knowledgeable about their squad in talks with his representatives, as well his desire for the job.
Chelsea officials believe the new head coach is the right person to fit into the new modern structure they have built.
The west London club would be busy in the transfer market this summer with players coming and going.
Chelsea feels Maresca is the one for them after having a thorough process with Kieran Mckenna and Thomas Frank.
Enzo Maresca has been a manager for one-and-a-half season. He was a manager at Parma before he got the Leicester job.
But despite his inexperience, Chelsea do not just see Maresca as a manager capable of getting them Europe’s Premier competition.
They want an attractive style of football based on possession and dominance all over the English Premier League. With this, Chelsea will start winning their premier league matches and give fans hope of winning football predictions and the league.
His schooling and attachment within the Pep Guardiola philosophy play a major part in his thinking and pattern.
Enzo Maresca has brought to Leicester a Manchester City-lite style of play during his year at the king power.
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