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title: "Chelsea deal for Hysaj unlikely according to agent"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2018-12-18T15:29:14Z"
modified: "2018-12-18T15:29:49Z"
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# Chelsea deal for Hysaj unlikely according to agent

Chelsea have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Napoli defender Elseid Hysaj, with the player’s agent revealing a clause that will prevent the Blues from signing the Albanian.

In an interview with Mario Giuffredi, the player’s agent, on [Calcio Mercato](https://www.calciomercato.it/news/325889/esclusivo_giuffredi_al_calcio_italiano_manca_il_coraggio_guardate_biraghi), it has been revealed a clause was put in place between Napoli and Chelsea after the Blues signed Jorginho.

![Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1035736110.jpg)

In it, a clause was written in that will stop Chelsea from buying any more of Napoli’s players, to stop Maurizio Sarri raiding his old team.

In the interview, talking about a potential switch for Hysaj, Giuffredi said:

> We’ll talk about it after the January market. This summer he could go to Chelsea, Sarri would have liked him, he has a 50 million clause, maybe Naples would have even accepted 40-45 million. The negotiation has never taken off because De Laurentiis, to free Sarri, has imposed a clause that forbade Chelsea to take other players over Jorginho.

Hysaj has been a target for the Blues, as they look to strengthen at full back.