Manchester City pay Chelsea £17m in compensation and confirm Enzo Maresca as manager

• ‘I want us to win and play good football’ says 46-year-old

• Chelsea say Maresca leaving ‘major factor’ in poor season

Enzo Maresca has been confirmed as Manchester City’s new manager, the Italian returning to the club where he worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola for 12 months after signing a three-year contract. City have paid Chelsea £17m in compensation for their former head coach and Maresca also agreed a personal settlement with the west London club following his departure from there at the start of the year.

Maresca has been expected to take over from Guardiola ever since the Spaniard confirmed he would be leaving City but lengthy negotiations were held over recompense Chelsea felt they were due. Chelsea say Maresca notified them of the potential opportunity to replace Guardiola at the end of last season and it was clear he wanted to pursue this, with the club claiming his resignation at the turn of the year “was a major contributing factor” to their poor campaign.

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