‘I want us to win and play good football’ says 46-year-old Chelsea say Maresca leaving ‘major factor’ in poor season Enzo Maresca has been confirmed as Manchester City’s new manager, the Italian returning to the club where he worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola for 12 months after signing a three-year contract. City have paid Chelsea £17m in compensation for their former head coach and Maresca also agreed a personal settlement with the west London club and apologised for the impact of his departure at the start of the year. Maresca has been expected to take over from Guardiola ever since the Spaniard confirmed he would be leaving City but lengthy negotiations were held over recompense Chelsea felt they were due.