🚨 City reach verbal agreement with Guardiola successor, find out who

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·19 May 2026

🚨 City reach verbal agreement with Guardiola successor, find out who

Journalist Fabrizio Romano reported this Tuesday that Enzo Maresca will replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

According to the journalist’s report, the club and the coach already have a verbal agreement. He has always been City’s first choice ever since Guardiola’s departure was confirmed.

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🚨🔵 BREAKING: Enzo Maresca has a total verbal agreement with Manchester City, HERE WE GO! The Italian manager has always been considered the ideal candidate to replace Pep Guardiola. Deal in place and Maresca will sign an initial three year deal at #MCFC. 🇮🇹 New era, soon.
– Tuesday, 19 May 2026

The initial deal with the Italian will be for three seasons.

Enzo Maresca is 46 years old and recently managed Chelsea.

A former player, he also worked as an assistant coach and youth team coach at City between 2020 and 2023.

What do you think of Maresca as Guardiola’s replacement at City? Write in the comments.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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