19.5.2026
Former Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca will take over from Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
Guardiola who won four Premier League titles, three FA Cups and one Champions League title as City’s manager in his ten years spell will play his final game on Sunday against Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium, their final match of the season.
Maresca according to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, has reached a verbal agreement with City.
The Italian manager, who won the Club World Cup and Conference League while securing Champions League qualification during his only full season at Stamford Bridge, previously worked at City.
He was an assistant to Guardiola during City’s Treble-winning 2022-23 campaign and played a key role in the club’s academy prior to joining the first team.
The former West Brom and Juventus midfielder left City in 2023 to manage Leicester, whom he guided to promotion to the Premier League in his only season.
Maresca and Pep Guardiola...brothers in arms.