Good to call Maresca out properly but important that we don’t lose track of the two more important points
1) nobody forced them to make the situation worse by hiring Rosenior
2) that your manager resigned to join a rival is not something to parade about. It’s embarrassing
🚨 💰 💴 Chelsea will receive £17m for Maresca from City and they’ve also agreed a seperate, undisclosed amount that Maresca will pay Chelsea. (@Matt_Law_DT)
🚨 BREAKING: Enzo Maresca :
“At the end of December 2025, I made the difficult decision to leave Chelsea”
"The decision was only mine. My resignation from Chelsea opened a path for me to join Manchester City, which is a club I knew very well. I am ecstatic that I have now joined Manchester City.”
"I recognise that my departure from Chelsea in the middle of the season caused disruption for the club and I apologise for that. It was neither my intention nor my wish.”
"I was treated well by everyone at Chelsea and together we achieved great success and memories that I will always treasure.
"I am grateful to the club, the owners and the fans for giving me the opportunity."
🚨🚨CLUB STATEMENT:
In Autumn last year, the Club was informed by our former Head Coach that there might be an opportunity for him to succeed Pep Guardiola at the end of the season. It became clear to us that it was his strong desire to succeed Guardiola and that he was fully committed to pursuing the opportunity, despite the fact he was under a long-term contract which he had no right to terminate.
In December 2025, our Head Coach unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from his position. Obviously, we felt let down as we believed that his head and heart were focused on another club and another opportunity, despite having just arrived at Chelsea the year before.
ngl I'm kinda pissed today about the Met Office trying to gaslight everyone into believing that 26-28C is "cooling down". it's still much hotter than comfortable indoors, and hotter than June typically is too