Chelsea’s authorities have held an emergency meeting to discuss manager Enzo Maresca’s future, with a decision on the horizon. The west Londoners have won just one of their last seven Premier League games and are 15 points behind leaders Arsenal at the halfway point. In their last match, Maresca was absent from post-match media duties following a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.
Despite being named Premier League Manager of the Month for November, the Italian’s position became uncertain after he criticized the club’s leadership after Chelsea’s win over Everton on 13 December. He said the 48 hours leading up to the match were “the worst since I joined the club because not many people were cheering me on.”
Maresca is rumored to be one of the candidates to replace Josep Guardiola at Manchester City if the Spaniard decides to leave the Etihad Stadium.
However, football.london report that Chelsea bosses have held a meeting to discuss Maresca’s future, suggesting he needs to improve his form if he wants to remain at Stamford Bridge.
Since that meeting, there have been reports that there has been no communication between Maresca and club management for two weeks, suggesting the Italian may be considering his position.
A decision on his future is imminent, with Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior being the favorite to replace him at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s most recent game ended in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, with Maresca absent from the post-match press conference and replaced by Willy Caballero.
The coach explained, “Enzo (Maresca) is not feeling well.He hasn’t been feeling well for the past two days, but he still trained and participated in today’s game.”
“I took his place to make it clear that he is not fit enough to do the remaining job that the manager has to do, so I am here in his place.”
Maresca joined Chelsea in the summer of 2024, leaving his role at Leicester City to take up the role at Stamford Bridge.
He led the Blues to the top five of the Premier League in his debut season and won the Club World Cup in the summer.
Their performance has been poor since then, and it remains to be seen whether Maresca will be made to pay for it by losing his job.
