Enzo Maresca has put pen to paper on a long-term contract forward of being confirmed as Chelsea’s new head coach.
The Italian strikes to Stamford Bridge on a five-year deal, which features a club-held choice to increase by 12 months.
Maresca will likely be bringing six of his personal employees — Willy Caballero, Danny Walker, Michele De Bernardin, Marcos Alvarez, Javier Molina Caballero and Roberto Vitiello.
They are going to be built-in with Chelsea specialists equivalent to Ben Roberts, Hilario and Bernardo Cueva.
An settlement between Chelsea and Leicester was additionally signed on Sunday, selecting compensation within the area of £10million.
Chelsea are mentioned to be delicate to the disruption brought about to Leicester forward of their return to the Premier League and appreciative of the category and professionalism they displayed all through.
An announcement on Maresca’s appointment is predicted on Monday and he will likely be offered to the media later within the week.
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Leicester Metropolis granted Chelsea permission to talk to the 44-year-old on Monday.
Maresca was appointed at Leicester final summer season and guided them to the Championship title and automated promotion to the Premier League.
The previous Manchester Metropolis assistant additionally frolicked on the teaching employees of Sevilla and West Ham United, earlier than a brief spell as Parma head coach in Italy’s second tier firstly of the 2021-22 season, the place he sacked after solely six wins in 14 video games.
Throughout a protracted taking part in profession, Maresca performed for golf equipment together with West Bromwich Albion, Juventus, Fiorentina and Sevilla, earlier than retiring in 2017.
Maresca turns into the sixth supervisor for the reason that Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital-led takeover of the membership in 2022.
Thomas Tuchel was sacked in September 2022, along with his substitute Graham Potter additionally dismissed lower than seven months later in April 2023. Bruno Saltor after which Frank Lampard each took cost of Chelsea on an interim foundation, earlier than Mauricio Pochettino was appointed forward of the 2023-24 season.
Chelsea and Pochettino mutually agreed to half methods final week after the membership completed sixth within the Premier League and secured a spot in subsequent season’s Europa Convention League.
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