If Chelsea want Maurizio Sarri to replace their FA Cup and Premier League winning manager Antonio Conte then they have to pay up.
Napoli, where the Italian is under contract say the Blues must meet the £7m release clause, which expires tomorrow (31 May), or risk having to pay a larger fee via a negotiation.
Sarri has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club, worth £1.2 millon a year, and it has been suggested that Aurelio De Laurentiis, the Napoli president, could keep him under contract despite already appointing Carlo Ancelotti to replace him.