Overview
- Chelsea issued a statement on Thursday confirming Maresca’s exit following New Year’s Day talks.
- The team have won once in seven league matches and sit fifth, 15 points behind leaders Arsenal.
- Relations deteriorated after his December claim of the "worst 48 hours" at the club and boos followed Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.
- Maresca skipped the post‑match press conference for that match citing illness, though multiple reports said he was not sick and was weighing his options.
- The club is working on a successor with reports naming Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior among candidates, while questions remain over who leads the next fixtures and any payoff under a contract running to 2029.