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Manchester City are close to completing a deal to appoint Enzo Maresca as head coach, according to Sky in Italy.
It is being reported a verbal agreement has been reached between all parties, with Sky in Italy saying City will pay Chelsea more than £17m (€20m) in compensation to make Maresca Pep Guardiola’s successor at the Etihad Stadium.
Sky in Italy also reported on Monday that Maresca is due to travel to Manchester in the next 24 hours to sign a three-year contract.
Maresca, who departed Chelsea on New Year’s Day by mutual consent, has been out of work since leaving Stamford Bridge.
City have been in talks with Chelsea about compensation for Maresca, who left Chelsea still with three-and-a-half years left on his contract.
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He led the Blues to the UEFA Conference League and Club World Cup titles during his one full season in charge, and left the club fifth in the Premier League table on January 1 – five places above their final position of 10th.
Maresca previously served as Guardiola’s assistant during Man City’s treble-winning season in 2023, having also led the club’s Elite Development Squad to the Premier League 2 title in his single season at the helm in 2020/21.
Guardiola left the Etihad at the end of the 2025/26 season after 10 years in charge, during which time City won 17 major trophies. They missed out on the Premier League to Arsenal in 2025/26, meaning Guardiola failed to win a league title in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his managerial career.
