Maresca recently guided Leicester City to the second-tier Championship title as they were promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
He arrived at Leicester less than a year ago and it was just his second job in first-team management after a poor stint with Parma in Italy’s second-tier Serie B.
The 44-year-old Italian took charge of Parma in May 2021 but would only last until November after failing to lead Parma into the Serie A promotion spots.
He had an impressive team which included the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Franco Vazquez, so why did it not work out for Maresca at Parma? Metro.co.uk takes a look…