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It’s fair to say that most Leicester fans weren’t exactly rooting for Maresca to stay, writes Graeme Bryce

Well, they weren’t waiting in line and offered to drive him to Stamford Bridge.

But there won’t be too many tears shed or too many complaints at King Power either.

The fans’ reaction to losing their incredibly successful boss could be summed up in one word: “Meh.”

Maresca failed to win over the paying public who never really took to his patient, possession-based style of football.

Having been nurtured – some would say pampered – by the 2016 title winners, with Jamie Vardy at the helm of manager Claudio Ranieri’s shock champions, Maresca never really took off at the King Power.

So it will be interesting to see what Chelsea’s notoriously impatient fans make of Maresca’s ‘dead by a thousand cuts’ style of play.

It wasn’t long before some of the Leicester fans began to complain that Maresca’s patient style of play from the back was becoming too boring to watch.

During a 3-1 win against Swansea that left them ten points clear at the top, there were groans and moans coming from the stands amid shouts of “Get the ball on”.

Fans accused him of stubbornly sticking to Plan A — even when it didn’t work — and argued he was far too slow to make replacements.

But one thing Blues fans can look forward to is his management and attention to detail.

And the Foxes players adored their manager too.

Chelsea have agreed a £42million move for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, according to reports.

Italian giants Juventus are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz.

Bayern Munich are lining up a summer move for Chelsea’s Levi Colwill, according to reports.

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