Enzo Maresca confirmed as Manchester City manager on three-year deal

‘I want us to win and play good football’ says 46-year-oldChelsea say City paid £17m in compensation for ItalianEnzo Maresca has been confirmed as Manchester City’s new manager, the Italian returning to the club where he worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola for 12 months after signing a three-year contract. City have paid Chelsea £17m in compensation for their former head coach and Maresca also agreed a personal settlement with the west London club following his departure from there at the start of the year.Maresca has been expected to take over from Guardiola ever since the Spaniard confirmed he would be leaving City but lengthy negotiations were held over recompense Chelsea felt they were due. Chelsea say Maresca notified them of the potential opportunity to replace Guardiola at the end of last season and it was clear he wanted to pursue this, with the club claiming his resignation at the turn of the year “was a major contributing factor” to their poor campaign. “No club wants to change its head coach midway through a season. In the circumstances and given the mutual respect between clubs, a confidential settlement has been reached with Manchester City, which includes the payment of compensation,” read a Chelsea statement. “A confidential settlement has also been reached with the former Head Coach under which he will pay compensation.” Continue reading...