Juventus ‘offer Chelsea Federico Bernardeschi in exchange for Jorginho’
Juventus are offering Federico Bernardeschi in exchange for Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, according to reports in Italy.
The Serie A champions are hoping to engineer Jorginho’s return to Italy and are offering their versatile midfielder in a swap deal to make it happen.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri is keen to be reunited with the Italian midfielder, with the pair known to have had a fruitful relationship at both Napoli and Chelsea.
Juventus are reportedly offering Chelsea Federico Bernardeschi (left) in exchange for Jorginho
Sarri (left) is keen to be reunited with Jorginho (centre) back in Italy as he overhauls his side
However, the report suggests that it remains to be seen whether the Blues would give up their No 5 for Bernardeschi, with Jorginho establishing himself as a solid starter in the past year.
Sarri started coaching Jorginho at Napoli in 2015 before the pair both ended up at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2018.
Jorginho, who signed for Chelsea in £57million deal, initially struggled to adapt to the Premier League in his first season as Sarri played him in a holding midfield role to let N’Golo Kante roam further up the pitch.
Sarri (right) brought Jorginho to Chelsea in 2018 on the same day he signed as Blues manager
But despite a rocky start, Jorginho has scored seven goals and registered two assists in 37 competitive games for Chelsea this season. And while Jorginho is an established starter at Chelsea, a move to Turin should not be ruled out, according to the player’s agent.
Jorginho’s agent Joao Santos recently admitted that they would listen to ‘important clubs in Italy‘.
Santos told Tuttomercatoweb: ‘I don’t know whether Juve want Jorginho or not, as he has three years left on his Chelsea contract. We’ll see… he is a professional, so if an important club in Italy calls, then why not?’
