Chelsea brought in Jorginho from Napoli in a £57million deal two years ago but the midfielder could already be making plans of heading back to Italy – according to a report.
It was Maurizio Sarri who brought Jorginho to Chelsea but after just one year in charge, the former Napoli boss moved back to Italy in order to take charge of Juventus. And it’s being reported that the Italian wants to reunite with the Chelsea midfielder as he still considers him an integral part of his system
Italian insider Alfredo Pedulla believes Juventus are working as per their manager’s desire meaning they could try and raid Chelsea in order to sign Jorginho, who will be more than willing to return back to the Serie A in the summer.
He said: “We have always told you how strong the bond between Maurizio Sarri and Jorginho is.
“And we added that, if possible, the Juventus manager would return to work with the Italian-Brazilian he met in Naples in 2015 and turned him into a great director.
“Sarri also likes Kanté but, if he could, tomorrow he would snatch Jorginho from Chelsea.
“Jorginho will never say it but he would come running back to the old master, there is a road that can be followed in the next few weeks or when it is possible to market.”
What will Chelsea get in return of Jorginho?
Jorginho still has three years left on his current deal at the club meaning Chelsea are in no hurry to sell him off more so since Frank Lampard has also begun to trust him this season.
But if the player himself wants to head out, there’s little the Blues can do and it’s being claimed that Juventus are planning to offer Federico Bernardeschi in a swap deal for Jorginho.
Bernardeschi joined the Turin outfit in 2017 but this season he has fallen down the pecking order under Sarri having played in only 18 league matches so far.
And with Chelsea set to lose the likes of Willian and Pedro in the summer, Frank Lampard could very well be tempted to bring in a right-winger like Federico Bernardeschi.
Jorginho currently plays as the defensive midfielder for Chelsea and even if he did try and move back to Italy, N’Golo Kante could do the exact same job(maybe even better) so there’s every chance of this transfer saga rolling into the summer.
