{"id":52288,"date":"2026-05-19T12:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52288"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:15:24","slug":"manchester-city-reach-verbal-agreement-with-enzo-maresca-as-new-manager-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-city-reach-verbal-agreement-with-enzo-maresca-as-new-manager-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City reach verbal agreement with Enzo Maresca as new manager: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Italian coach Enzo Maresca has reached a total verbal agreement with Manchester City to succeed Pep Guardiola as the club\u2019s next manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">According to renowned transfer expert <strong>Fabrizio Romano<\/strong>, the deal is now in place. Maresca is set to sign an initial <strong>three-year contract<\/strong> at the Etihad Stadium, marking the beginning of a new era for the Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 BREAKING: Enzo Maresca has a total verbal agreement with Manchester City, HERE WE GO!<\/p>\n<p>The Italian manager has always been considered the ideal candidate to replace Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>Deal in place and Maresca will sign an initial three year deal at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MCFC<\/a>. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<p>New era, soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/njb3sXRl7w\">pic.twitter.com\/njb3sXRl7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2056633452808847612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Maresca: The Ideal Successor to Pep Guardiola<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Enzo Maresca has long been viewed as the perfect candidate to step into Pep Guardiola\u2019s shoes. The Italian tactician, who previously worked as Guardiola\u2019s assistant at Manchester City, brings a deep understanding of the club\u2019s playing philosophy, high-pressing style, and tactical principles.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">His impressive work as Leicester City manager in the Championship further strengthened his reputation, where he delivered an outstanding campaign that showcased his ability to build cohesive, attacking teams.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">What This Means for Manchester City<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>End of the Guardiola Era<\/strong>: After years of unprecedented dominance under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City are preparing for a smooth transition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three-Year Deal<\/strong>: Maresca is expected to sign until 2028, giving him time to implement his vision while maintaining the club\u2019s high standards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Era at the Etihad<\/strong>: Fans can look forward to continuity in style combined with fresh ideas from one of the most highly-rated young coaches in Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Background on Enzo Maresca<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Before his breakout managerial success at Leicester, Maresca gained valuable experience across Europe:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>Assistant coach roles at Manchester City, Juventus, and Parma<\/li>\n<li>Head coaching positions that highlighted his tactical intelligence and man-management skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">His familiarity with City\u2019s squad and infrastructure makes him a low-risk, high-reward appointment as the club looks to stay competitive on all fronts \u2014 Premier League, Champions League, and domestic cups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian coach Enzo Maresca has reached a total verbal agreement with Manchester City to succeed Pep Guardiola as the club\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[3815,3800],"class_list":["post-52288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-enzo-maresca","tag-manchester-city"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52290,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52288\/revisions\/52290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}