Chelsea complete move for Man City treble winner as 'dream' transfer outlined

The off-season means that players are now away on international duty or taking a well deserved break after another gruelling Premier League season.

Several Manchester City players are representing their countries over the next few weeks with nations undergoing their final preparations for Euro 2024 in Germany. The tournament kicks off on July 15.

Away from the playing staff, there will still be a lot of activity going on at Man City as preparations for the new season will be well underway. Some of that work will include identifying transfer targets and assessing the squad to decide on players’ future.

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There have therefore been plenty of stories surrounding City over the last 24 hours. The Manchester Evening News have taken a look at a couple of the latest and added in our own perspective.

Former City assistant manager Enzo Maresca has officially become the new head coach of Chelsea, just one year after leaving City.

The Italian coach was Pep Guardiola’s assistant for the treble-winning season before becoming manager of Leicester City last year. He led the Foxes to the Championship title as they earned promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

But he will now not be taking charge of Leicester against City next season, but will instead be in the dugout for Chelsea. He has signed a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge with the option for a further year.

MENSport says: It’s certainly one of the moves of the summer that wasn’t expected, but it was Maresca’s possession-based style, similar to that of Guardiola that is said to have