{"id":7914,"date":"2026-05-13T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:10:29","slug":"well-see-enzo-maresca-speaks-out-amid-claims-he-is-the-only-candidate-to-replace-guardiola-at-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7914","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We&#8217;ll See&#8221; &#8211; Enzo Maresca Speaks Out Amid Claims He Is The &#8216;Only Candidate&#8217; To Replace Guardiola At Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><strong>Ex-Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has refused to rule out becoming Man City manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Fabrizio Romano has reiterated that the Italian is the \u201conly candidate\u201d in the running to succeed Pep Guardiola if the Catalan decides to leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season. Asked specifically about the Man City rumours by <em>Sky Sport Italia<\/em> (quotes translated by <em>Football Italia<\/em>), Maresca did not address the speculation head-on, but he did hint that things could develop over the summer:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat matters, regardless of the club, is being ready. There are only a few weeks left until the end of the season, then we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Maresca was asked if he was looking to return to management soon, and he made his intentions clear:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel ready for the next chapter; that is the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Maresca seen as the \u201conly candidate\u201d for the job?<\/h2>\n<p>Guardiola himself has tipped Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany to manage City one day, and it is surprising that the Belgian, and other names such as Xabi Alonso, are seemingly not under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>In Kompany\u2019s case, there are suggestions that he is currently not looking to leave Bayern, having guided them to consecutive Bundesliga titles.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the fact that Maresca is the red-hot favourite to be Guardiola\u2019s successor is somewhat surprising. He has been on City\u2019s coaching staff before, and his spell as Chelsea head coach resulted in him winning the Conference League and Club World Cup, but his track record in the Premier League is not as impressive. His win percentage in the league with the Blues was only 49% \u2013 respectable but not a patch on Guardiola\u2019s 71%.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Guardiola leave Man City this summer?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed theme=\"sp-theme\" customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"ARCH415223_00250188\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 3161\/2239; max-width: 3161px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>There have been stories from respected sources since the end of last year that the 55-year-old is ready to call time on his tenure in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>However, Guardiola himself muddied the waters slightly when he <strong>mentioned<\/strong> last week that he is planning for \u201cnext season\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? Add Man City News as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has refused to rule out becoming Man City manager. 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