Enzo Maresca's backroom will include the former Chelsea player and the Premier League manager

Chelsea fans have good reason to be excited about the talent Enzo Maresca could bring to the club next season.

Even more so, because Maresca might not be the only valuable addition to the team.

talkSPORT understands Chelsea are closing in in a long-term agreement to sign the Italian as their new coach.

After just one season in charge of Leicester City, Maresca will take on a new role in west London.

But he will also bring with him a formidable team.

Several members of his trusted staff will accompany him, having helped him guide Leicester City to the Championship title last season.

And the good news for Blues fans is that it looks like the club will be in good hands with the incoming team, and there is one name in particular that could look quite familiar.

The deputy director of Maresca is none other than Willy Caballerothe former Chelsea goalkeeper who was part of the 2021 Champions League winning team.

During his four years at Chelsea, he was also in the team that won the 2018 FA Cup and the 2019 Europa League, and his next task will be to help the Blues win more titles.

The Argentine, who made 38 appearances for Chelsea, left the Blues in 2021 but could now return to west London just three years later.

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Another member of the Maresca squad who knows what it takes to succeed is first team coach Danny Walker.

Walker was previously part of Manchester City's academy, where he worked with a variety of age groups, from under-9s to under-23s, nurturing the next generation of talent at the hugely successful club.

He left Man City in January 2023 to manage Peterborough United Under-21s before joining Maresca's staff.

With so much experience, Walker could play a huge role in supporting Maresca's attempts to take Chelsea to the top.

Among the other names that Maresca could bring to Chelsea are physical trainer Marcos Álvarez, goalkeeping coach Michele de Bernardin and analyst Javier Molina Caballero.

The latter brings a wealth of experience, having worked at clubs such as Atlético de Madrid and Parma.

In addition to the five members of staff Maresca is expected to bring with him from Leicester, former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Ben Roberts is also expected to remain at Chelsea having spent two years training at the club.

Current Chelsea manager Bernanrdo Cueva is also expected to remain at the club and join Maresca's squad as a valuable member, with the Blues expected to make a final bid to sign Leicester development coach Roberto Vitiello , once all other matters have been concluded.

It means the Blues look set to be armed with a strong staff at the start of next season, as Maresca faces arguably his toughest managerial test yet.