Jorginho agreed to join Manchester City in the summer, but ultimately signed for Chelsea, because City failed to sanction a deal with Napoli, his agent Joao Santos, has revealed.
City boss, Pep Guardiola, was keen on Jorginho after he impressed for the Serie A club last season.
An agreement was reached between the Italy midfielder and Manchester City, but that a disagreement with Napoli held up the deal.
That allowed Chelsea to swoop in and the Blues signed Jorginho as one of Maurizio Sarri’s four summer signings.
“It was all done with Jorginho. There was an agreement, but there was no agreement between the clubs. All parties have to agree, and one did not.
“Then Chelsea asked what the situation was after Sarri arrived and Jorginho went to London.
“He’s really enjoying it at Chelsea, the team is on a roll and has won four matches out of four. It’s a great start.
“Going to Chelsea was a unique opportunity, the career of a player is very short and now we hope for the best,” Santos told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.
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