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title: "Tottenham wanted to sign Jorginho before he joined Chelsea"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/12/10/tottenham-wanted-to-sign-jorginho-before-he-joined-chelsea/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-12-10T17:10:14Z"
modified: "2018-12-10T17:10:14Z"
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# Tottenham wanted to sign Jorginho before he joined Chelsea

Tottenham were interested in signing Jorginho from Napoli before he made the move to Chelsea, the player’s agent has revealed.

[In an open and honest interview with ESPN Brazil](https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/5055063/jorginho-foi-sonho-de-consumo-de-guardiola-no-manchester-city-mas-virou-destaque-do-chelsea), Joao Santos has confirmed that as many as four other Premier League teams were in the running to sign the classy midfielder during the summer transfer window.

> There have been calls from Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea. In a way all the big English clubs saw Jorginho because he was already in the Italian national team.
>
> Based on an agreement with Napoli, Jorginho still had two years contract and the last word was Napoli. At that moment, the best deal for Napoli was Chelsea.

![Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1060185480.jpg)

Manchester City were heavily linked with a move to sign the former Napoli man, with the Italian looking certain to join the Premier League champions for large periods of the summer.

Chelsea managed to steal the march on other potential suitors once it was confirmed that Maurizio Sarri would replace Antonio Conte as the club’s head coach.

Since arriving in London, Jorginho has been a key figure in Sarri’s Chelsea side, just as he was for the 59-year-old in Naples.

This is not the first time Chelsea have beaten Spurs to a player, with Willian famously turning down a move to join Tottenham before heading to Stamford Bridge.