Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Jorginho and appoint Maurizio Sarri as manager after Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis apologised to Manchester City for the delay in completing a move for the midfielder.
City had been aiming to complete a £50 million (€56m/$66.3m) deal to sign Jorginho, with De Laurentiis confirming he has accepted an offer from the Premier League champions.
However, City have yet to get the deal over the line and it now appears that Jorginho could instead follow his former Napoli coach Sarri to Chelsea, who are set to pay a combined fee of €58 million (£51.