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George Smith

Chelsea's Jorginho 'dreams' of playing under Pep Guardiola amid failed Man City transfer

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has admitted that he still 'dreams' about playing under Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola following a failed move to the Etihad Stadium in 2018.

The Italian had been making a wave of strong noises in his homeland after a string of fine performances for Napoli and was attracting no shortage of interest, particularly from clubs in England.

But considering Chelsea appointed former Napoli chief Maurizio Sarri as their new boss in July 2018, Jorginho followed in his manager's footsteps, signing for the west London outfit on the same day that they installed Sarri as Antonio Conte's successor.

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