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Here's a recap of the main points as Enzo Maresca is named as the new Manchester City manager:

• Former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been appointed Manchester City manager on a three-year contract
• Maresca has apologised for leaving Chelsea mid-season and will pay undisclosed compensation, personally
• One source says Man City will have to pay Chelsea £17m but neither club have confirmed the final settlement figure
• Maresca has called the Manchester City job a "huge challenge" with the unenviable task of taking over from Pep Guardiola

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Wayne Rooney on The Wayne Rooney Show

I don't think he will have the same impact from that point of view. I really do think it open's it up.

The Premier League is going to be so exciting next year with City having a new manager and Chelsea and Liverpool. It's going to be wide open for the title.

Well when you put it like that Callum, roll on August!

Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter

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Former England international Jamie Vardy played under Enzo Maresca at Leicester City, scoring 18 goals to help the Foxes to the Championship title in 2024.

Speaking on the Vardy's Having A Party podcast, external earlier this month, he said: "He [Maresca] was the spit of Pep [Guardiola]. I would say he is very capable, honestly it was like having a clone.

“He is literally exactly the same style of play, he never used to sleep He used to come in and we would have a meeting in the morning, and he was like, 'I didn’t go to bed until 5am this morning because I was scared I wouldn’t be able to show you this.'

“And we were like, ‘What time did you get to training?’ and he replied ‘6:30am'.

“He used to tell us little things like he had been wanting to be a coach since he was still playing, but the things that he was watching while he was still playing were from previous Barcelona, when they were like at their height in the olden days.

“He was already getting all this in his head for a coaching perspective. For the tactics and everything, and what he puts in, he is at the top [of the list of managers he has worked under].”

Andros Townsend
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live Monday Night Club

I know they struggled with consistency as they were a young team, but when I watched Chelsea in one-off games or in the Club World Cup - there was nobody better than Chelsea at that tournament.

I think Maresca is a top manager. There's nobody better apart from Vincent Kompany to take City into this rebuild that Guardiola started.

Umir Irfan
Football tactics correspondent

It is hard to imagine Maresca would set-up in a system that isn't a 3-2-2-3 shape in possession. This was the shape on the ball for City during the treble season, when Maresca assisted Pep Guardiola, as was the case for Chelsea under Maresca too.

Where it might differ is in how this 3-2-2-3 shape is arrived at and which players are asked to do which role. Both back four and back fives formations out of possession can become a 3-2-2-3 on the ball, depending on the players Maresca has but we will likely see his City side defend with a back four in a 4-4-2.

Rather than thinking of Maresca's system in positions (for example, left back and right back) – it makes more sense to think of it in roles.

At Chelsea, Marc Cucurella and Malo Gusto both moved from their fullback positions into the attacking midfield positions of his on-ball shape – 3-2-(2)-3. Alternatively Reece James, more suited to playing in holding midfield position, inverted from right back into holding midfield in possession – 3-(2)-2-3. And lastly, at City during the treble-winning season, Stones stepped up from centre back out of possession into holding midfield in possession due to his ball-playing ability. Both full-backs and the other centre-back instead formed the back three.

Maresca will therefore likely arrive at this 3-box-3 shape, but how he does so depends on his players.

Here are the players who played the most games under Maresca during his time at Chelsea. It may well come as little surprise that two of them - Enzo Fernandez and Malo Gusto - have been heavily linked with moves to Manchester City over the last few weeks.

Will either of them make that switch and reunite with their former head coach?

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Nedum Onuoha
BBC Radio Manchester's Total Sport show

What I like is the fact Enzo Maresca has been at the club before. He has an understanding of how things work, because Manchester City has a whole different style and set-up to other clubs.

In my opinion, if there is a familiar face then that is great.

The Premier League is different to when Guardiola first came in, and different to two or three seasons ago when Jurgen Klopp was around as well, so maybe this is the time for a younger and less experienced manager.

It isn't about the 'super manager' anymore because Mikel Arteta was an assistant at Manchester City five or six years ago. He earned his stripes going through the tougher times at Arsenal.

I think Maresca would arrive at Manchester City at a good time because maybe you don't need 97 points to win or contest for the Premier League anymore.

Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter

Enzo Maresca takes over a Manchester City side that won both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season.

But the dressing room has lost the influence of captain Bernardo Silva and defender John Stones, with both leaving City upon the expiry of their contracts.

City should announce the club record £116m signing of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest this week, but will there be more incomings?

"It’s a young squad, but it’s a very good squad," said Maresca. "I think also we have the right mix between young players and more experienced players which helps the young ones a lot to grow and improve.

"The squad is already good, for sure. We need to do some things, but we are working with [director of football] Hugo [Viana] and we will see.”

Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter

New manager Enzo Maresca has called the Manchester City job a "huge challenge" with the unenviable task of taking over from Pep Guardiola.

The legendary Spaniard won a total of 20 trophies during his decade at the club, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League.

“It’s a huge challenge, for many reasons," said Maresca. "All the success over the last 10 to 15 years, but at the same moment it’s a nice challenge. It’s exciting because the target is to continue or carry on the last decade or the last years that everything was very nice.

"Probably the reason why I am here is also because the idea from the club is to maintain the same style of football, the same idea and we’re going to try to do the most important thing in football which is try to win, to achieve important things. Then the day-by-day is also going to dictate the way I will work.”

If you are just joining us, here are the headlines from today's announcement at Etihad Stadium:

• Former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been appointed Manchester City manager on a three-year contract
• Maresca has apologised for leaving Chelsea mid-season and will pay undisclosed compensation, personally
• One source says Man City will have to pay Chelsea £17m but neither club have confirmed the final settlement figure
• Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says Maresca will embrace the 'big challenge' of managing City

Shamoon Hafez
Manchester City reporter

The club record £116m arrival of England international midfielder Elliot Anderson should be confirmed sometime this week and Manchester City will then turn their attention towards signing a new right-back.

Chelsea's Malo Gusto has been linked with a reunion with Enzo Maresca, so it remains to be seen whether that moves comes to fruition.

Midfielder Rodri is entering the final 12 months of his contract at Etihad Stadium so one of Maresca's priorities will be to try and tie the Spain captain down to a new deal.

The Italian also has a decision to make for his number one as he likes his goalkeeper to be good with his feet - will compatriot Gianluigi Donnarumma keep hold of the shirt or will James Trafford be given a chance to establish himself as a first-team regular?

Chelsea have been notorious for spending big over the last four seasons, as they have signed some 55 players since BlueCo acquired the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022.

However, from Maresca's appointment in June 2024 until he left the club in January 2026, the Blues only had a net spend of around £21.5m according to Transfermarkt, despite seeing 22 new signings walk through the door at Stamford Bridge.

That was because they also sold big during that time, with the likes of Noni Madueke, Lewis Hall, Romelu Lukaku, and Conor Gallagher - among others - helping to generate nearly £500m in player sales.

Manchester City are on the verge of securing Elliot Anderson for a British record fee reported to be £116m, so the Italian's overall net spend across his career will soon be a lot higher.

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Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Everyone at Chelsea respects the quality of Enzo Maresca’s management, but his departure ultimately ended in fraught circumstances.

His decision to resign — which he has now admitted “opened a path” for him to join Manchester City — proved damaging to Chelsea’s season. It contributed to a chaotic campaign in which they finished 10th, sacked another manager and cost the club millions in lost television revenue.

It led to a prolonged legal dispute that has only recently been resolved, allowing all parties to draw a line under the matter.

For Chelsea, Maresca's first season will still be remembered as their most successful under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. They qualified for the Champions League for the only time in four years since acquiring the club from Roman Abramovich, and won their first silverware in the Club World Cup and the Conference League.

City, meanwhile, have secured Chelsea’s most highly regarded manager since Thomas Tuchel — one who also has the backing of Pep Guardiola, having previously served as his assistant during a treble-winning campaign.

And here is Enzo Maresca's record at Chelsea in in all competitions...

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The results of that style of play?

This is how Enzo Maresca fared in the Premier League during his 18 months at Chelsea.

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Mohamed Moallim
BBC Sport

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Enzo Maresca is often associated with possession football, but Chelsea were actually the Premier League’s most direct side during his only full season in charge (2024-25).

The Blues recorded a league-high 173 direct attacks, while also ranking second for expected goals (69.18), shots on target (218), big chances created (93) and shots from counter-attacks (51).

Those numbers suggest Maresca’s Chelsea were just as capable of attacking quickly in transition as they were of controlling games.