Chelsea star still ‘dreams’ of working with Pep Guardiola despite failed Man City move

Integral Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has admitted his ‘dream’ is to play under Pep Guardiola after a transfer to Manchester City fell through in July 2018.

The central midfielder, who came third in last year’s Ballon d’Or rankings, joined Chelsea from Napoli in a £50million deal. City had been the frontrunners to land his signature before that, but Napoli only wanted to do business with the Stamford Bridge club.

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As such, Jorginho went straight into Chelsea’s midfield. He went on to feature in all but one of the Blues’ Premier League matches in his debut campaign, scoring twice. He also featured in the Carabao Cup final defeat to City.

However, the season did end in success for Chelsea as they beat Arsenal 4-1 in Baku to lift the Europa League trophy.

Jorginho’s influence began to wane slightly during Frank Lampard’s time in charge, although he is now an important cog in the Chelsea wheel under Thomas Tuchel.

He has helped the west London outfit to win the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup since Tuchel arrived last January.

The Italian has now spoken about his failed move to City. However, he did not want to refer to the Premier League leaders initially.

“I wasn’t supposed to come to Chelsea,” Jorginho told Brazilian journalist Ale Oliveira (via 90Min). “I was