Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj almost followed Maurizio Sarri and Jorginho to Chelsea during the summer, according to the player's agent Mario Giuffredi.
The agent spoke to an Italian radio station this week, and stepped in to defend his client after recent criticisms of his performances in Serie A, in the process claiming that the defender 'would have gone to Chelsea this summer' if not for an unspecified clause in his contract.
“Those who criticise him probably never make mistakes, but the rest of us are mere mortals,” Giuffredi said on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli (via TeamTalk.