RETAINING RODRI IS KEY TO MANCHESTER CITY SUCCESS UNDER ENZO MARESCA

New manager’s No 1 priority must be to persuade World Cup-winning captain to stay as Real Madrid circle “Welcome home,” was Khaldoon al-Mubarak’s warm greeting to Enzo Maresca on his appointment last month as… Now, after two previous spells at the club, the Italian’s task is to keep the chair content, and ensure a three-year contract does not end early.

Sport | The Guardian reports that new manager’s No 1 priority must be to persuade World Cup-winning captain to stay as Real Madrid circle “Welcome home,” was Khaldoon al-Mubarak’s warm greeting to Enzo Maresca on his appointment last month as…

The report adds: Now, after two previous spells at the club, the Italian’s task is to keep the chair content, and ensure a three-year contract does not end early.

To achieve that, Maresca’s tenure must continue Pep Guardiola’s glittering legacy of 20 trophies across a decade of excellence.

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