After the departure of Maurício Pochettino, Chelsea surprised the market and has a second division champion coach as plan A
O Chelsea is looking for a coach to take over the role left by Mauricio Pochettino, who was fired after the end of the English season. Thus, according to ‘ESPN’, the Blues got in touch with Leicester and are looking to hire the coach who led the Foxes to the second division title, Enzo Maresca.
At 44 years old, Maresca was responsible for putting Leicester back into the elite of English football. After a tough relegation last season, the 2015/2016 Premier League champions had a great campaign in the Championshipsecond English division, and managed to gain access and the title.
Despite coaches who were already in the Premier League this season, with Roberto DeZerbiof BrightonIt is Thomas Frankof Brentford, Chelsea are focused on signing Maresca. Even with a large financial contribution and the possibility of counting on the main coaches on the world stage, the Italian is the Blues’ plan A.
Furthermore, Enzo Maresca was Pep Guardiola’s assistant in his work at Manchester City. Therefore, this would be another positive point in commanding Chelsea, which has players who already know the professional, such as Cole Palmer It is Romeo Lavia. According to ‘ESPN’, Leicester will request payment of the termination fine, worth 9 million pounds, approximately R$59.48 million at the current price.
Source: sportbuzz
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