Enzo Maresca succeeds Mauricio Pochettino as head coach of Chelsea; 44-year-old Italian leaves Leicester city after leading them to promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship; Maresca preferred to Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi and Kieran McKenna for the job.
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The 44-year-old, who succeeds Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge, moves from Leicester after leading them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship.
Maresca has signed a five-year deal – with the option for a further 12 months – at Stamford Bridge and was Chelsea’s No 1 choice from a shortlist including Brentford’s Thomas Frank, Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna and Roberto De Zerbi, who left Brighton at the end of the season.