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title: "Chelsea look to hijack Man City’s move for Jorginho"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/07/09/chelsea-look-to-hijack-man-citys-move-for-jorginho/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-07-09T21:54:53Z"
modified: "2018-07-09T21:54:53Z"
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# Chelsea look to hijack Man City’s move for Jorginho

Chelsea have made ‘a late bid’ to hijack Jorginhos move to Premier League rivals Manchester City, according to [reports](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-city-transfers-jorginho-chelsea-14883513).

Jorginho has already agreed personal terms with Man City and is apparently keen to make a switch to the Etihad, but no fee has been agreed between Napoli and the Premier League champions at this time.

![Claudio Villa/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/967257112.jpg)

Chelsea have reportedly made a late swoop to sign the Italian international and with Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri set to be named as the club’s new manager this week, they are hoping that the 26-year-old will decide that a move to Stamford Bridge is the better option for him at this stage of his career.

Jorginho was left out of the Napoli squad for their pre-season training programme, with many observers suggesting that a deal had already been agreed between Napoli and City, but it appears that such an agreement has not been reached and as such, Chelsea have decided to jump in