'I'm looking forward to him coming in to get the season started'

Manchester City are expected to unveil Enzo Maresca as their new head coach in the coming days. City fan Dave Wilson told BBC Radio Manchester he was looking forward to the new boss "finally" arriving at the Etihad: "I think we all expected it the week after Pep [Guardiola] left, after they got out all of the Pep stuff. All the montages, farewell interviews and that type of stuff. So, it has been a little bit of a wait but yeah, I'm looking forward to him coming in." BBC Sport reported on 8 June that City and Maresca's former side Chelsea had been in negotiations about a compensation package now understood to be well in excess of £10m. Chelsea feel they are due compensation under the terms of Maresca's deal as the Italian was contracted to the club until 2029 before he left in January and the Blues had been exploring their legal options. "£17m is a lot of money for a manager," Dave added. "I can't remember somebody paying that much for a manager ever in football. I must admit though, it does surprise me that we spend millions and millions on players when managers are arguably just as important sometimes to a football club, so that is what it is and I'm looking forward to him coming in to get the season started." Listen by pressing play above or on BBC Sounds here