Enzo Maresca instructs Man City to sign £31m Chelsea star

Incoming Man City boss and former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca (Picture: Getty)

Enzo Maresca is pushing Manchester City to sign his former Chelsea player Malo Gusto , according to reports.

Man City are set to confirm Maresca as their new manager after reaching an agreement on compensation with Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Maresca, who left his role at Stamford Bridge in January, agreed to take over from legendary manager Pep Guardiola at the end of last season.

Replacing club legends proved difficult at clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal , where David Moyes and Unai Emery struggled following Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger’s respective exits.

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Maresca is hoping to bring in a number of his own signings this summer to avoid the same fate, having been linked with moves for Chelsea stars Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez.

But the Chelsea board view Palmer as ‘untouchable’ and Real Madrid are leading the race to sign wantaway midfiedler Fernandez.

A Chelsea player could still be set to follow Maresca to Man City, however, with the Italian manager hoping to sign French right-back Gusto, according to talkSPORT .

Chelsea have not ruled out selling Malo Gusto (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City were in the race to sign Inter Milan defender Marco Malestra but have been forced to turn to other targets after Chelsea agreed a £51m deal.

One such target is Gusto, with Chelsea reportedly wanting at least £40m to sell the defender.

It was reported earlier this week that Chelsea were not ruling out a summer sale for Gusto, who arrived at Stamford Bridge from Lyon in 2023.

Maresca will replace Pep Guardiola at Man City (Picture: Getty)

Gusto has been a mainstay in the Chelsea team over the past three seasons, making 134 appearances since his £31m move from France.

The 23-year-old is currently at the World Cup with the much-fancied Franceand came on as a substitute in Monday’s 3-0 win over Iraq.

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