Chelsea has secured £17.2 million, roughly €20 million, from Manchester City as compensation for the appointment of Enzo Maresca as the club’s new manager.
Maresca departed Chelsea on January 1, 2026, with approximately 3.5 years still remaining on his contract.
How the deal came together
Manchester City tapped Maresca as the successor to Pep Guardiola, whose decade-long reign at the Etihad Stadium had finally concluded.
Intensive negotiations between the two clubs began in early June 2026, with lawyers from both sides hammering out the terms. The discussions reportedly made substantial progress quickly, in part because Maresca was already contributing to Manchester City’s summer transfer planning even as the compensation figure remained unresolved.
