Chelsea ace Jorginho’s agent breaks silence on Barca visit ahead of free transfer and admits trips to THREE other cities
CHELSEA star Jorginho may have his heart set on staying at Chelsea, but that has not stopped his agency from hedging their bets.
The midfielder’s agent, João Santos, has revealed he has held discussions about his client in FOUR cities.
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Among these locations are Barcelona – where he was spotted earlier this week – Madrid, Valencia and Lyon.
He said to TMW: “His contract is expiring in June but our priority is to negotiate with Chelsea, so we are on it.
“Barcelona? Maybe I spoke about him or maybe about other players… I was there as also in Madrid, Lyon, Valencia — it’s my job.”
Jorginho, who finished third in the Ballon d’Or in 2021, has been the subject of interest from a number of clubs with his future up in the air.
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Barcelona have been monitoring the Italian as a potential successor to Sergio Busquets.
Meanwhile, Juventus have been eyeing up both Jorginho and N’Golo Kante, but the board and manager Massimiliano Allegri have opposing views on who would be better for them.
However, at his own admission, he wants to remain at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea beyond next summer.
The 30-year-old first joined Chelsea from Napoli in 2014, following ex-boss Maurizio Sarri.
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But after his departure, Jorginho remained put and despite a rocky road finally managed to find his groove when Thomas Tuchel arrived.
He was instrumental in helping Chelsea to win the Champions League that year and more recently has revealed a tattoo of the accolade.
Even more recently, Jorginho helped Chelsea beat Milan at the San Siro despite a laser pointer being aimed at his eyes prior to converting a penalty.
