Guardiola 'exit truth' revealed as Chelsea's Maresca 'review' brought forward amid 'two-man shortlist'
According to records, Chelsea head consultant Enzo Maresca services on a ‘two-male shortlist’ of opportunity replacements for Manchester Metropolis honcho Pep Guardiola.
Maresca is one of Guardiola’s several devotees as they massaged together at Male Metropolis before the Chelsea honcho turned to senior management.
The Blues chief did a pleasing job at Leicester Metropolis before being named as Mauricio Pochettino’s substitute at Stamford Bridge in advance of the 2024/25 project.
Maresca has owned a blended stint at Stamford Bridge, as he has not been without his skeptics due to impoverished form and also judgments at times, yet he has credit in the financial institution after sweet the Bar Planet Cup and also Europa Seminar League.
The head consultant was ago under strain in advance of last weekend break as Chelsea were on a 4-game winless run and also thrown away two of these galleries, yet they overtaken Everton on Saturday and also Cardiff Metropolis in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
After Chelsea’s win versus Everton, Maresca appeared to fire a dig at bar chiefs as he was unborn off the “worst 48 hours” of his time at Stamford Bridge, pointing to a lack of backing.
There was a even more technology on Thursday, doning valued correspondent David Ornstein disclosing that Maresca is ‘high among the aspirants’ to replace Guardiola at Male Metropolis.
Benefactor Ben Jacobs has since proposed that Chelsea pine to confirm Maresca, though his ‘dissatisfactions have been brewing for a while’.
Jacobs said on X: ‘Chelsea ridiculed to statement. Maresca is gone away until 2030 and also any kind of philosophy for him would have to take place doning Chelsea and also telephone call for meaty commission.
‘#MCFC sources chit Pep is gone away beyond this summer season and also ridiculed to be tempted on speculation. Chelsea pine to confirm Maresca, and also a pre-intended mull on his practicality is foible for this summer season.
‘Maresca’s news after Everton on it being his “worst 48 hours” at Chelsea have dumbfounded several at the bar. Vague if driven by a opportunity vacancy at his former bar. Become aware some of Maresca’s dissatisfactions have been brewing for a while, although Chelsea insiders insist it was an emotional response to a considerable win.’
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Jacobs recommended to an run out-of-period ‘mull’, yet an preceptor on X doning a ‘crew of five elite reporters’ and also over 690k loyalists claims his ‘posture’ will most distinctly literally be ‘ruled in February’ as there are ‘complications behind the scenes’.
Hearkening Male Metropolis, a report from correspondent Graeme Bailey for our close friends at TEAMtalk claims Maresca and also Bayern Munich honcho Vincent Kompany are on a ‘two-male shortlist’ to replace Guardiola, while he has discussed the ‘flee reality’ pertaining to the planet-communities honcho.
Bailey discussed: ‘A Male Metropolis source has validated to us that is seamlessly usual for any kind of bar and also it carries out not median that Guardiola will most distinctly disclaim in 2026. Guardiola’s existent arrangement runs until June 2027, a bargain he signed in 2024 prior to Viana’s arrival last year.
‘We take that 54-year-don Guardiola is at the determinant in his career where he is awfully slackened, yet carries out contemplate his eventuality every summer season. Metropolis are aware that Guardiola could attractiveness to analyze ago from management in 2026, and also as such a list has been comprised by Viana.’
