Chelsea are facing the prospect of losing Enzo Maresca, with a Serie A heavyweight reportedly considering moving for the Stamford Bridge boss in a potential return home that could prove too tempting to turn down.
Maresca led the Blues to a fourth-placed Premier League finish in his first campaign in charge and capped it off by winning the Europa Conference League and the expanded Club World Cup.
It’s been an indifferent start to the new season for Chelsea, though, with the club sitting seventh in the table, winning only three of their opening seven outings. One of those wins did come against reigning champions Liverpool, however.
There have been murmurings of discontent at Stamford Bridge, however, with Maresca said to be unhappy that the club did not act on one of his key summer transfer aims.
Those rumours may well have found their way to Turin, with Maresca popping up on Juventus’ radar, as per journalist Matteo Moretto.
It’s reported that the Juve hierarchy are monitoring Maresca’s progress in west London and that they hold his work ‘in high esteem’.
The 45-year-old is seen as a serious future candidate to become Juventus manager in the future, especially given the history between the player and club.
The former midfielder played for Juve between 2000 and 2005 and he is now considered a prime candidate to take the next step in Turin.
Current Juventus boss Igor Tudor might have something to say about that, though, with the Croatian currently under contract until 2028.
Tudor’s men currently sit fifth in the Serie A table with three wins and three draws from their opening six games. They have also drawn their opening two Champions League outings.
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