Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has been targeted by Juventus as they eye him to potentially take over in time for next season, according to Simon Phillips.

The Italian tactician has done some fine work during his time at Stamford Bridge, winning the Europa Conference League last season and then the Club World Cup during the summer.

On top of that, Maresca got Chelsea back into the top four in the Premier League last season, improving on previous managers such as Mauricio Pochettino and Graham Potter.

Maresca could surely be a fine appointment for Juve, and it seems there is genuine and concrete interest in him.

Enzo Maresca is Juventus’ top manager target for next season

Enzo Maresca during the Chelsea vs Ajax game (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

According to Phillips, there has been contact with Maresca’s representatives, though it’s not clear yet if there has been any direct contact with Chelsea yet.

Juventus have just appointed Luciano Spalletti as manager until the end of the season, with the option to extend that for another year if he gets the club into the Champions League.

It will be interesting to see how this pans out, but one imagines Maresca could still be a target for Juventus.

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