"Napoli" president Aurelio De Laurentiis stated that former coach Maurizio Sarri wanted to take the entire team with him to London's "Chelsea."
The relationship with the Southern Italian club was not the best before the departure, as Carlo Ancelotti had already been agreed upon while Sarri's contract was still valid.
Eventually, following his departure to England, midfielder Jorginho followed in his footsteps, for whom the "aristocrats" paid 50 million pounds sterling. However, this Italian was not the only player who dominated at "Chelsea."
"I didn't like that he said we both made mistakes, because I didn't make any mistakes," De Laurentiis told "Sky Sport Italia."
"He had a contract, so I could say something, because he behaved improperly - he was biased against players who, in his opinion, were not very good."
"I was not wrong in standing up to him even if it had been the most obvious decision."
"Those players gave him a lot. He tortured them in his famous training sessions, but they always reacted well."
"After that, he wanted to take my whole team to England and destroy it. I had to explain the laws to Marina (Granovskaia - "Chelsea" director)."
"He wanted Jorginho and I gave him after talking to Ancelotti, who said he expects a lot from Diawara and wants to push Hamsik down."
Jorginho so far was the only "Chelsea" purchase during this transfer window.