US EditionEnzo Maresca leaves Chelsea days before Man City clash amid return rumours
Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after just one win in seven league games amid growing tensions and links to Manchester City, with Liam Rosenior favored as successor.
- Chelsea Football Club announced on New Year's Day that the club and Head Coach Enzo Maresca have parted company after only 18 months at Stamford Bridge.
- After a poor run of results, Chelsea's slump with one win in seven matches and public dissent, including complaints over support around December, fueled tensions with senior officials.
- Maresca, who joined in June 2024, won the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup after Chelsea paid £10m for his long-term contract until 2029.
- The club said the change aims to help the team across four competitions, with Willy Caballero handling immediate media duties and reports saying Chelsea will appoint a new manager very soon, with Liam Rosenior linked among candidates.
- In recent weeks, Maresca was linked with Manchester City amid Pep Guardiola uncertainty, while Xavi is the 6/1 favourite and Chelsea begin a busy January schedule starting with Manchester City.
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On New Year's Day, English giants Chelsea announced that they had parted ways with coach Enzo Maresca. The news quickly sparked speculation about who would succeed the Italian specialist. So far, the top contender is 41-year-old Englishman Liam Rosenior.
On January 1, Chelsea announced the separation of Enzo Maresca. The Italian had been in conflict with the club leadership for a long time – also because he apparently negotiated too heavily with Manchester City.
Maresca and the separation from Chelsea The 2026 starts with a shock news: the former Bianconero footballer and coach of Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, broke with the blues. The end of a marriage lasted a year and a half in which the Italian coach brought the Blues in the Champions League and to win trophies, with the victory [...] L'articolo Juventus, che waio per l'ex Maresca: divorce from Chelsea proviene da UltimeJuve.it.
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