Chelsea have sent a message from Leicester City star regarding ‘outstanding’ Enzo Maresca | Football

Maresca guided Leicester to Championship victory this season, which secured promotion back to the Premier League.

The 44-year-old, who spent a year as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City before joining Leicester, is now the leading candidate to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea manager.

And Winks already predicted this season that Mareca is destined for success with an elite club.

“He’s by far the best manager I’ve worked for,” Winks told Sky Sports in March.

“It’s incredible. I think everyone will say that he goes straight to the top in (in terms of) managerial stature. It has everything.

“He is a great man-manager. He’s incredible tactically, some of the decisions he tells us to make before the game and the way he sees the game is something I’ve never experienced before in football.

“I love my football, it works perfectly for me. This is exactly the kind of football I want to play and buy.

“I think since he’s come in, I’ve learned so much and I’ve continued to do that.”

In a separate interview with talkSPORT in February, Winks praised Mareca’s ability to communicate clearly with Leicester’s players.

“It’s incredible in every way,” Winks said.

“He is a manager who I think will definitely reach the top. His understanding of football is something I have never witnessed before.

“I think his approachability and management are exceptional. I really enjoyed working for him and I’m still learning so much every day.

“When you go out on the pitch you know exactly what to do and how the opposition will operate and what you can do to affect that.

“Just doing that is the most important thing. It’s something many managers probably struggle with, get the message across, but the gaffer does it so well here.

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