Chelsea Transfer News: Enzo Maresca joins superagent Jorge Mendes amid Juventus links

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has linked up with Jorge Mendes’ company Gestifute after leaving Wasserman.

In keeping with Portuguese outlet Mais Futebol, the Italian has grow to be one of the crucial high-profile coaches to be represented by superagent Mendes, who’s overseeing the careers of megastars like Lamine Yamal, Vitinha and Joao Neves. Up till 2022, Mendes additionally represented Cristiano Ronaldo.

On the teaching entrance, Mendes’ affect is not fairly as widespread. Maresca is barely the thirteenth supervisor to be presently related to Gestifute. Gennaro Gattuso, Unai Emery, Jose Mourinho, Marco Silva, Vitor Pereira and Nuno Espirito Santo are additionally represented by Mendes.

The report notes that former Chelsea participant Filipe Luis, presently in command of Brazilian giants Flamengo, has tasked Mendes with negotiating a brand new contract in Rio de Janeiro. Like Maresca, he solely just lately joined Gestifute.

The timing of Maresca’s swap is probably a tad unlucky because it comes amid hypothesis over his Chelsea future. There was some discuss of the 45-year-old being below a little bit of strain forward of the Blues’ victory over Liverpool earlier than the worldwide break.

Juventus admires Maresca

Whereas Maresca will not be believed to be susceptible to the sack, he’s however within the information once more, because it was just lately confirmed by dependable journalist Matteo Moretto that he’s a dream goal for Juventus.

A former participant of the membership, the Bianconeri have held him in excessive regard for a while. Even earlier than Moretto’s current reporting, the Chelsea boss had tentatively been related to the Previous Woman.

Juventus will not be actively making an attempt to lure him away from Stamford Bridge, however ought to the chance of a future collaboration come up, they wish to reap the benefits of it. The appointment of Mendes as Maresca’s agent may assist in that endeavour, too.

The Portuguese has good ties with the Serie A membership. He negotiated Ronaldo’s blockbuster transfer to Juventus in 2018 and presently has ties to Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz. The latter is ready for a bumper new deal after Chelsea had a summer season bid rejected.

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