The 44-year-old Italian is reportedly in advanced talks to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge.
Leicester title winner Andy King believes Chelsea have been attracted to making Enzo Maresca their new head coach because of the Pep Guardiola factor.
“I played against Leicester twice this season and the way the team was set up was exactly the same as Pep,” King told the PA news agency.“Why wouldn’t you when someone has just won four Premier Leagues in a row? To have that detail and knowledge and be learning from someone like Pep on a daily basis, why would you not take the best bits of that?
King spent six years at Chelsea before joining the Leicester academy at the age of 15 and believes the Blues will be aiming for a top-four spot next season after finishing sixth under Pochettino. “But when Leicester played Chelsea in the FA Cup, they put on a really good performance. Maybe that’s what caught their eye and they think there’s no danger that he can’t compete at Premier League level.
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