The four main reasons Chelsea have settled on Enzo Maresca to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge

There is reward for hard work and talent and Enzo Maresca’s Championship-winning campaign has not gone unnoticed at Stamford Bridge. The Leicester City man is described by those close to him to be knowledgeable, passionate, and having a unique drive that formed the foundation of a successful playing career and a blossoming coaching trajectory so far.

Not many even in the chaotic corridors at Cobham gave him a strong chance when the search to replace Mauricio Pochettino began. Pochettino left his lucrative job after holding talks with Chelsea's sporting directors and owners. 

But Maresca did not have to say anything or do more, all he had to do was point to his decision-making, style of play and work that had Leicester dominate the opposition teams and force them into submission for large parts of the Championship season. 

Chelsea are confident that they will be able to pay a compensation fee that sources say is between £8-£10million and bring him to west London. So ahead of what should be now a straightforward negotiation between Chelsea and Leicester to seal the deal. Below are four reasons Chelsea have settled on one of Pep Guardiola’s trusted assistants. 

He just wants to be a coach

Contrary to a lot that has been reported in the last six days Chelsea did speak to other managers and most of them were not comfortable with the structure that was in place at Stamford Bridge. 

The structure is quite simple, the owners provide the money, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart identify the best talents using data and the coach has the task of building a system that brings the best out of the players provided.