The Enzo Maresca era at Manchester City is starting very soon. The Italian coach has a total verbal agreement in place and is set to become the new Manchester City manager following Pep Guardiola\u2019s departure at the end of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
According to Fabrizio Romano, Maresca has already signed a three-year contract<\/b> until June 2029. The agreement marks the beginning of a new chapter at the Etihad Stadium, with Maresca fully involved in transfer strategy and pre-season preparations. Romano\u2019s \u201cHere we go, 100% confirmed\u201d update has fueled excitement among fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pep Guardiola officially confirmed he will step down after a historic decade that delivered over 20 major trophies. Maresca, who previously worked as Guardiola\u2019s assistant and with City\u2019s Elite Development Squad, is viewed as the natural successor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 46-year-old former Chelsea and Leicester City manager brings familiarity with City\u2019s possession-based philosophy. After guiding Leicester to promotion and a strong early spell at Chelsea, he parted ways with the Blues in January 2026. His deep knowledge of the club\u2019s system makes him a low-risk appointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Maresca is already working behind the scenes on summer transfers alongside the club\u2019s hierarchy, signaling a smooth transition.<\/p>\n The official announcement is expected imminently, with Maresca likely taking full charge ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season. Fans are optimistic that the new manager can maintain City\u2019s dominance in domestic and European competitions.<\/p>\n This move represents the end of the Guardiola era and the dawn of a fresh chapter under Maresca\u2019s leadership. Manchester City supporters are eagerly awaiting the start of the Enzo Maresca era at the Etihad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Enzo Maresca era at Manchester City is starting very soon. The Italian coach has a total verbal agreement in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":52792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3815,3800,4057],"class_list":["post-52789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-enzo-maresca","tag-manchester-city","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52789","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\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52790,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52789\/revisions\/52790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Maresca\u2019s Profile and Expectations<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s Next for Manchester City?<\/h3>\n