Chelsea hand new head coach Enzo Maresca five-year deal
Enzo Maresca has signe a five-year contract to take over the head coach role at Chelsea, following Mauricio Pochettino’s exit.
In what is the third permanent managerial appointment since Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital consortium bought the club two years ago, former Leicester boss Maresca has installe in แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ place of Pochettino, who left by mutual consent last month.
Under the Italian’s leadership, the Foxes secure an immediate Premier League return a year after being relegate, and he steps in at Stamford Bridge following another turbulent season in which the club spent much of the campaign in mid-table.
The team recovere to win their final five games of the season and earn a place in the Europa Conference League, but it was not enough to keep Pochettino in his job, with the Argentinian leaving two days after the final league game having failed to reach agreement with the hierarchy over the scope of his role at the club.
Maresca will be the sixth coach to have manage the first team since Boehly assume control.
Thomas Tuchel, who won the 2021 Champions League, was sacke weeks in to the 2022/23 season and replace by Graham Potter, who after a difficult seven months was himself remove the following April.
Bruno Saltor led the team for single game before Frank Lampard was installe as caretaker, then after a prolonge recruitment process Pochettino was hande a two-year contract in May last year.
Despite a strong finish to the campaign, during which there were clear signs a young and inexperience squad were responding to their head coach’s methods, following a meeting with the owners and co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart it was amicably decide that Pochettino would depart.