“I was close in joining Manchester City” – Chelsea player reveals secret of signing for Chelsea
According to latest reports, Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has opened up on how close he came to joining Manchester City in the summer of 2018.
However, a fee was believed to have been agreed between Napoli and Manchester City before Chelsea hijacked the transfer and Jorginho followed Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea.
Speaking to Brazilian YouTuber Ale Oliveira, Jorginho said: “A bid arrived and… you don’t know, man. I’m not going to say it.
“No, I’m kidding (laughs). I wasn’t supposed to come to Chelsea, man. I was supposed to have arrived at another club. Another English club.
“And then it happened as it happened and I arrived at Chelsea, which also, hey, with history, that’s Chelsea, right, man. So with Chelsea everything happened very fast. When I saw it, I was already in London and I said ‘let’s go’.”