Enzo Maresca has responded for the first time to questions about City’s ongoing 115-charge FFP case, insisting the long-running saga isn’t weighing on him as he begins life as City boss.
Facing the media for his first major press conference since replacing Pep Guardiola, Maresca pointed out he was already at the club — as Guardiola’s assistant — when the charges were first brought in 2023.
“The only thing I can say is three years ago, the Treble season, I was here, and it was the same words about this. In three years, it’s still the same,” he said. “Nothing has happened.”
Asked directly whether he personally harboured any concerns, Maresca was equally blunt: he has no concerns personally about the case.
The case, relating to alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018, has now dragged on for more than three years since an independent commission hearing concluded in December 2024 — a delay finance experts have branded “inexplicable.” City deny all 115 charges.
Maresca’s calm response suggests the club’s new manager is treating the legal cloud as background noise rather than a distraction, with his focus instead on building his own squad and preparing for a title challenge under a new system.
City continue their pre-season preparations with the Asia tour getting under way this week, ahead of the FA Community Shield against Arsenal on 16 August.
