Enzo Maresca will 'enforce' Man City exit clause - Insider

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has no intention of staying with the club if they are relegated from the Premier League.

That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the Italian will depart at the end of the season if the club are hit with a huge points deduction.

This comes amid the news that the Citizens have been found guilty of 114 financial breaches by the Premier League, and face the prospect of potentially being demoted down the leagues.

Wyness is adamant that Maresca will have a clause in his contract enabling him to leave if that scenario plays out, and he expects him to hold the club to that agreement.

The 46-year-old only joined the club in the summer, and Wyness believes that it is inevitable that he would have agreed to an exit route for himself.

The former Chelsea boss has led his team to a 100 per cent start to the new Premier League season, but matters away from the pitch are far more concerning.

Enzo Maresca won't walk away mid-season

Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that Maresca wouldn't walk away in the middle of the season if City's punishment is dished out in the coming months.

Instead, he feels that the boss would see out the remainder of the campaign before "enforcing" his exit on the club next summer.

Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, Wyness outlined that Maresca would not stay put at the Etihad Stadium if the team were relegated.

"Well, I'm sure that obviously with these sort of charges hanging over them, he (Maresca) will have clauses in his contract," he said.

"If the decision is made before Christmas then, I wouldn't expect him to go in January; I'd expect him to stay the whole year, but I would expect him to go in June.

"These are all hypothetical situations, so let's be clear on that, but yes, if there is a relegation or some other form like that, I would expect him to go in June.

"There'll be all sorts of clauses in the contract that'll be in there that will be ready to be enforced. So that would be my short answer: yes, I would expect him to move at that level."

How long will Man City's appeal process take?

Wyness previously told Football Insider last week that City's appeal process is likely to take a maximum of three months.

The club hierarchy remain adamant that they will contest the Premier League's decision, despite Wyness suggesting that their hopes of success are "tenuous at best."

The boardroom expert believes that the Citizens will have to appeal against the specific points of law, as he feels that their guilt is undeniable.

Wyness also indicated that City are "certain" to get a deduction of at least 50 points, which would effectively relegate them this season.