CHELSEA could land both Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri AND his midfield maestro Jorginho.
Controversial coach Sarri issued a come-and-get-me plea to the Blues on Monday after falling out with the Serie A club’s president.
A swap deal between him and Antonio Conte could even be on the cards.
The Times claim Italy star Jorginho, 26, has told pals he is confident Sarri would want to bring him to Stamford Bridge should he be appointed boss.
Jorginho has played under Sarri, 59, since the Italian manager joined Napoli in 2015.
And he has become the linchpin of the team, linking play between defence and attack.
But Chelsea would face competition from FIVE Premier League rivals for Jorginho’s signature.
Manchester City lead the pack in the race to sign the player.
United, Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal are also said to be interested.
Napoli have reportedly accepted they need to cash in on Jorginho as he has just two years left on his deal.
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He has indicated City is his preferred destination.
Jorginho’s agent Joao Santos confirmed he had been in contact with the English clubs interested.
He said: “Everyone asks for information, but nobody has made any official offers so I can’t say which track is hotter.
“I’ve already been to all the English clubs because that’s my job, I get information.
“If he were to leave Napoli I can say that Jorginho wouldn’t play for any other [Serie A] team, even if he didn’t have any release clause.”
Reports claimed Jose Mourinho had instructed Jorge Mendes to open talks with Napoli over a potential deal for Jorginho.
But Santos said: “Jorginho has done very well with Napoli, he plays for the Italian national team, he is unique in his characteristics and for those reasons he’s probably being followed by many teams.
“At the moment though there are a lot of rumours flying about. The Napoli coach and players are being approached by first one team then another, but there’s nothing official.
“The last thing I read is that Manchester United made a proposal through Jose Mourinho’s representative [Jorge Mendes], but no-one called me.
“At the moment, given the two-year contract with Napoli, the last word is up to De Laurentiis [Napoli’s president].”
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