Maurizio Sarri ‘moves out of Cobham home and sends possessions back to Italy’ as Chelsea boss awaits Juventus switch
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MAURIZIO SARRI has reportedly moved out of his home in Cobham and sent his possessions back to Italy.
It will only add to the rumours that the Italian is close to agreeing a move back to his homeland to become Juventus' new manager.
is reporting that he has already left his home near to the club's training ground and already shipped his goods back to Italy.
And his staff are also said to have left their rented properties in the hope that they will be re-united with the gaffer at the Allianz.
Juventus want to make the Italian their new manager and Sarri has said he is homesick.
And it appears the man himself is just waiting for the green light from Chelsea that they will allow him to return home.
ITALIAN HOMECOMING
But there is a current stand-off, with rumours that Chelsea want Sarri, 60, to reconsider his future after he delivered a third-place finish in the Premier League and won the Europa League.
With Champions League football delivered and his methods beginning to work, some members of the Blues hierarchy feel that the best option is for Sarri to stay rather than to lose another manager.
Some of Sarri’s coaching staff are desperate for them all to go to Juve to try and win the Serie A title.
But currently Chelsea are unwilling to sack him and pay the £5million compensation for the remaining two years of his contract.
LAMPARD TO COME IN?
He signed a three-year contract when he joined last summer, replacing the sacked Antonio Conte.
SunSport has previously reported that should Sarri leave, The Blues have identified club legend and Derby boss Lampard, 40, as a replacement for the homesick Italian.
But they are yet to make an official approach to the Rams, who Lamps led to the brink of promotion before losing last month's Championship play-off final to Aston Villa.
Lamps — along with his Derby assistant Jody Morris — is the fans' choice to take over.
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Chelsea are also keen on England No2 Steve Holland, and if they did turn to Lampard, his experience would be a valuable addition to the staff.
But Holland, who was assistant to former Blues managers Mourinho and Conte, would take convincing to leave his job under Gareth Southgate — especially with the European Championship next summer.
The prospect of being part of England’s home games at Wembley — rekindling memories of Euro 96 — is a huge part of Holland’s thinking.