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Maurizio Sarri is set to be confirmed as Chelsea's next boss, according to the Napoli president.
Aurelio De Laurentiis claims the Blues' long pursuit of the Napoli manager is on "the home stretch", suggesting he could be announced within the next few days.
Sarri's arrival will pave the way for Chelsea to part company with Antonio Conte, who won the Premier League and the FA Cup in two seasons at the Bridge, but failed to win over the notoriously hard to please board.
Speaking to the reporters, the Napoli president said: "The Sarri deal is in the home stretch, it depends on him. "
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From Laurentiis also confirmed Jorginho will snub Manchester City and sign for the south-west London club in this summer's transfer window.
He added: "Jorginho? We said to ourselves, 'if Jorginho has any requests, we'll take them into account. ' For that, I'll have to apologize to Manchester City, but if the player would rather live in London than Manchester, I can understand that.
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"If Chelsea are paying heed, I can understand that too. Jorginho and Sarri together again? Jorginho would go to Chelsea regardless of Sarri. "
Jorginho flew into London on Wednesday, strengthening the notion of Chelsea is imminent.
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The Blues are believed to have offered £ 57.5million (£ 65million) compared to City's bid of £ 48.7million (£ 55million), which has helped them win the race.
The Brazilian-born Italy International is also keen on living in the capital
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