{"id":545950,"date":"2026-04-23T06:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/545950\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:14:17","slug":"fabrizio-romano-shares-chances-of-enzo-maresca-returning-to-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/545950\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano shares chances of Enzo Maresca returning to Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>After Liam Rosenior\u2019s exit at Chelsea, speculation has grown over potential replacements, including a potential return for former manager Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b4f4b1cfbd9ddbf2-177\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-have-already-decided-what-type-of-manager-they-want-if-they-sack-liam-rosenior-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">search for a permanent successor to Liam Rosenior<\/a> is in full swing after his brief, three-month tenure ended following a 3\u20130 defeat at Brighton. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b4f4b1cfbd9ddbf2-177\">While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> board has appointed Calum McFarlane to handle first-team duties for the remainder of the season, including Sunday\u2019s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds, the long-term strategy remains the priority. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b4f4b1cfbd9ddbf2-178\">This all comes down to the departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-maresca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enzo Maresca<\/a>, whose January exit signaled the beginning of this current spiral. Maresca, who won the Conference League and Club World Cup during his time at the Bridge, is still without a job after leaving over four months ago. <\/p>\n<p>          Chelsea owners finally pull the plug \u274c <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What was Liam Rosenior&#8217;s biggest mistake as Chelsea boss?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Liam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea\" class=\"wp-image-364580\" \/>Photo by Warren Little\/Getty Images       Zero chance of Enzo Maresca returning to Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qJv5Lvtmkj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has given an update on Chelsea\u2019s search for a new manager, stating that Enzo Maresca won\u2019t return to Stamford Bridge. <\/p>\n<p>There are no chances of any sort of reunion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/enzo-maresca-set-for-next-job-after-chelsea-sacking-as-60-chance-claim-made\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maresca is waiting in the wings for the Manchester City job<\/a> if Pep Guardiola decides to leave at the end of the season, but it remains to be seen as to whether that will happen.<\/p>\n<p>A return to Chelsea would always be off the table for as long as BlueCo are in charge. <\/p>\n<p> Who do YOU want to see replace Liam Rosenior now he is sacked? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364577\" \/>       Potential replacements available for Chelsea this summer<\/p>\n<p>Following Liam Rosenior\u2019s departure, Chelsea face a crucial summer with several managers available. <\/p>\n<p>Xabi Alonso has emerged as a candidate for the Premier League after leaving Real Madrid in January. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim is also back on the market following a tumultuous stint at Manchester United. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-owners-still-think-highly-of-manager-who-almost-replaced-graham-potter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Nagelsmann is another name that has been directly linked with Chelsea<\/a>, with the German boss looking for a new challenge after the World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google After Liam Rosenior\u2019s exit at Chelsea, speculation has grown over potential replacements,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[294,107,218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-545950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-enzo-maresca","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}