Manchester City want former academy coach Enzo Maresca to be Pep Guardiola's new assistant, according to The Mirror.
The position as Guardiola's No.2 has become available after the club announced on Friday that Juanma Lillo would be leaving the Etihad to pursue a new venture as manager of Qatari club Al-Saad.
And now it seems that the Premier League champions will turn to a familiar face ahead of the upcoming season, with Maresca the frontrunner to join Guardiola in the dugout.
The 42-year-old coach left City last year after spending a season as the club's Elite Development Squad manager - guiding the side to a Premier League 2 title victory.