Here is all you need to know about Maria Jesus Pariente, the wife of Italian football manager Enzo Marescaย
Following the club’s formal request for permission to speak with the Italian, Enzo Maresca is now Chelsea’s top target, a report in the Telegraph said.ย
Maresca is close to leaving Championship champions Leicester City to take over at Stamford Bridge, with talks underway.ย
Chelsea will have to spend almost ยฃ10 million in compensation to acquire the Italian, but he is presently the preferred candidate over Roberto De Zerbi and Brentford’s Thomas Frank.ย ย
Who is Maria Jesus Pariente wife of Leicester City FC manager Enzo Maresca
๐ต๐ฎ๐น Understand Chelsea and Enzo Maresca are set to agree on contract terms.
Two year deal with option for further season or three year deal, this is final detail being clarified.
Maresca already said yes to Chelsea project, up to the clubs now to agree on compensation. pic.twitter.com/YXR5b2xj71
โ Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 27, 2024
The 44-year-old is currently the manager of Premier League champions Leicester City. Amid the transfer news, here is all you need to know about his other half, Maria Jesus Pariente.ย
Who is Maria Jesus Pariente?ย
Maria Jesus Pariente is the wife of Italian football manager Enzo Maresca who is currently head coach of Premier League club Leicester City. As per the sources, she is a manager of a resort situated in Ibiza.ย
The couple has been married for over six years now.ย
Maria Jesus Parienteโs children with Enzo Maresca
Maria Jesus Pariente has welcomed four kids with Enzo Maresca.ย
Not much is known about her as she has kept her life out of the limelight. Talking about her husband, the former player has played for multiple clubs before taking over the charge as a manager.ย
June 1, 2017, saw the announcement that Maresca would not be participating in the following season for Ascoli’s second division team.
Due to his lack of coaching certifications at the time of his employment, he was officially recognised as the new head coach Fulvio Fiorin’s assistant. In August 2020, Manchester City hired him to manage their Elite Development Squad.ย
On May 27, 2021, he was named the new head coach of Parma, a team that played in Serie B in the 2021โ2022 season, after he had won the Premier League 2 with Manchester City.
In June 2022, he made his way back to Manchester City as one of Pep Guardiola’s assistant managers, replacing Juanma Lillo, who subsequently became Al-Sadd’s coach.ย
On June 16, 2023, Maresca was appointed manager of Championship club Leicester City after he signed a three-year contract with the recently demoted English squad.ย ย