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Enzo Maresca to Chelsea - here we go!

A big ‘here we go’ from yesterday as Chelsea have their new manager - Enzo Maresca is set to replace Mauricio Pochettino, and, as I previously said, don’t worry too much about stories about him wanting to stay at Leicester; he always wanted to go to Chelsea.

Now it’s done and Maresca can be considered the new Chelsea manager. There is a total agreement over the contract, which will be for five years, despite the initial discussions being over a three-year deal. Now it’s a deal until 2029 and also with the option to extend it until 2030.

This shows Chelsea’s excitement about Maresca - their conversations over the weekend were super positive, and the Chelsea board decided to fly to Marbella to meet face to face with Maresca. They like his ideas and believe he’s a very positive coach - a dynamic, modern, young manager obsessed with possession football to control a game. I said last week when Chelsea were considering firing Mauricio Pochettino that this was the kind of manager they wanted, and here he is.