Chelsea ace Jorginho rejected Pep because players ‘have fun’ playing under Maurizio Sarri
He believes the pair have a strong bond and was keen to reunite with his former Napoli boss in London
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JORGINHO has revealed why he snubbed Manchester City for Chelsea this summer.
The former Napoli man was widely expected to join Pep Guardiola at the Ethiad as competition for Jorginho.
But City were left stunned when Chelsea pinched the Italian from under their noses following the arrival of his former boss Maurizio Sarri.
Jorginho has gone on to show why the Blues competed so fiercely for his signature, already setting a number of passing records in the new 4-3-3 system.
And he admits that the lure of reuniting with Sarri, famous for his brand of attacking football, was too good to turn down.
Jorginho told ESPN: “There are a lot of things behind a negotiation process. I believe Sarri’s arrival played a big part on it. And there’s also the greatness of Chelsea, such a big club. So these factors helped me making my mind.
“[Sarri and I have] a pretty good relationship. He’s always bantering, joking with me. He didn’t call me, because he’s not the type to be phoning players, but of course, through agents, I knew what his wish was and what kind of work would be put in here.
“[Sarri’s game is] very offensive, very offensive. He’s very tactics and he works a lot on the tactical aspects of the game.
“You can see the end product when you look at Napoli and how Chelsea are playing now.
“[It’s] good football to watch, entertaining for us players to play in, because there are always good moves and the players have fun playing under him.”
