Overview
- Sky reports club executives are meeting on New Year’s Day to decide Enzo Maresca’s position, with a verdict anticipated before the end of the day.
- Coverage says the tensions with leadership are viewed as separate from recent results, and it is uncertain whether he will coach against Manchester City.
- Maresca signaled strain in November by calling a 48-hour spell the worst since joining, a remark widely read as pointing to internal disagreements.
- Chelsea have one win in their last seven Premier League matches and sit fifth, having closed 2025 with a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.
- Accounts diverge on the immediate outcome, with some reports raising resignation or dismissal scenarios, the Daily Mail downplaying an instant sacking, Fabrizio Romano calling the situation acute, and The Athletic linking Maresca to future Manchester City considerations.