Enzo Maresca joins Gestifute
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has changed representatives, joining Jorge Mendes’ agency Gestifute. The move places Maresca alongside one of football’s most influential dealmakers as he looks to cement his status among Europe’s elite coaches.
Who represented Maresca before?
Maresca had been represented by Wasserman prior to this switch. The move to Gestifute arrives amid background talk of long-term interest from Juventus, while Chelsea continue to back their head coach.
Why Mendes, why now?
- Elite manager ecosystem: Gestifute’s network gives faster access to top opportunities and strengthens leverage in renewals or future moves.
- Profile building: Aligning with Jorge Mendes signals ambition to operate at the very top of European football, with tighter narrative control and bigger stages.
- Noise management: With Italian links circulating, consolidating under Gestifute, which is one of the leading football agencies, centralizes strategy and communications so Maresca can focus on the Chelsea project.
What it means for Chelsea
- Near-term stability: A rep change doesn’t alter training-ground work; it changes the politics and positioning around the coach.
- Contract dynamics: Expect clearer performance triggers and earlier, more structured extension conversations if results trend up.
- Market leverage: Gestifute’s relationships can speed up staff hires, adjacent player discussions, and broader commercial positioning when Chelsea negotiates in competitive markets.
Reading the Juventus chatter
The Juventus narrative is unlikely to disappear, but this move is about representation, not an imminent exit. Joining Gestifute increases Maresca’s leverage while leaving all options open—stay and extend in London, or one day return to Italy—depending on performance, timing, and club plans.
About Gestifute
Founded by Jorge Mendes, Gestifute is a super-agency known for orchestrating complex, multi-club deals and representing star managers and players across the top five leagues. For coaches, the value lies in access, narrative control, and execution under pressure—exactly the levers Maresca will want as he consolidates his Premier League stature.
Bottom line
Maresca’s switch to Gestifute is a positioning play: professionalizing the infrastructure around him to maximize negotiating power, media framing, and future pathways. For now, the football stays the same; the team behind the coach just got stronger.
