When Enzo Maresca was appointed as Pep Guardiola's replacement in June, the Italian apologised to his former club Chelsea for the "disruption" caused by his mid-season departure. Senior City sources had told BBC Sport at the time that they held no ill feeling towards Chelsea and that the now-resolved contractual dispute was between the Stamford Bridge club and Maresca. The manager was the key factor in this blockbuster deal with Maresca keen to reunite with his former Chelsea skipper.
Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m. In total, Ipswich have signed 14 players, including Chuba Akpom and Cedric Kipre, whose deals became permanent upon promotion to the Premier League.
Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club by £11m. The Sky Blues have signed 11 players, 10 permanent and one on loan - while five have left on season-long loans.
Under Enzo Maresca at Chelsea, Enzo Fernandez helped the club win the 2025 Europa Conference League and the Club World Cup later that summer but noises emerged at the start of this year about him wanting to leave. It began once Maresca left Stamford Bridge in January and two months later, following Chelsea's Champions League exit, Fernandez said he did not know whether he would be at the club next season.
Fulham's deadline day signing Manuel Angel says it will be "a real privilege" to play for his former youth academy coach Alvaro Arbeloa at Craven Cottage. The 22-year-old midfielder has signed a three-year deal, becoming the third player to leave Real Madrid for Fulham this summer. "It is an incredible feeling to have signed for such a legendary club as Fulham, the oldest club in London," Angel said.
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