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By: AFP
ROME: Chelsea move closer to Maurizio Sarri as new head coach and signing midfielder Napoli Jorginho, Wednesday revealed the Serie A club's president Aurelio De Laurentiis
Sarri, who is still under contract with Naples, despite the fact that Carlo Ancelotti becomes their new coach, replaces Antonio Conte after a disappointing defeat in the Premier League.
They are far behind the Manchester City champions and do not qualify for the Champions League "
" Let's say that the Sarri affair is coming to an end, "said De Laurentiis at the official unveiling of Ancelotti Wednesday
"My lawyers submitted documents to his lawyers. 19659003] De Laurentiis also said that Jorginho would wait for Sarri, 59, when he arrived in London.
The movie mogul revealed that he had reached an agreement with Manchester City for the midfielder out of two a few weeks ago, Chelsea had offered a higher salary and the Italian international had preferred go to London rather than to Manchester.
Jorginho was a key player in the Sarri team in Naples, but De Laurentiis said it was "not essential" for Ancelotti.
He added that his agreement for the sale of Jorginho with the owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich was in place "regardless of whether Sarri eventually took the lead of Chelsea."
Sarri won plaudits for his Napoli team He failed to put an end to Juventus' domination in Serie A and ended his stay in South Italy without a trophy.
They finished second twice in three campaigns and last season last weeks, only to fall after a 3-0 collapse at Fiorentina in late April.
They finally finished four points behind the side of Mbadimiliano Allegri – who announced the signing of superstar Ron aldo on Tuesday – despite accumulating a total of club record points of 91.
The departure of Conte comes after winning the Premier League title in 2017 and the FA Cup last season. However, the absence of a top-4 and critics on Chelsea's hard football have made him for the former coach of Italy.
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