Enzo Maresca was appointed Chelsea head coach on 3 June 2024, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.

As a player, he started out in AC Milan’s academy aged 11 in 1991 and would join Cagliari three years later.

Maresca’s first 18 months in senior football were spent at West Bromwich Albion before his form there earned a move to Serie A giants Juventus in January 2000.

Maresca would go on to feature for several clubs including Fiorentina, Sevilla and Olympiacos, before hanging up his boots at Hellas Verona in 2017 on the day of his 37th birthday.

In his first managerial role, Maresca would spend the 2020/21 season in charge of Manchester City’s Elite Development Squad, where he steered them to the Premier League 2 title.

He then had a spell in charge of Parma before returning to Man City in June 2022 as one of Pep Guardiola’s assistants.

Maresca took the helm at Leicester City in the summer of 2023 and oversaw promotion at the first attempt, leading the Foxes back to the Premier League after their relegation in 2022/23.