Here are the Chelsea morning headlines for Monday, June 22.
Blues reject Juventus swap deal
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is reportedly keen to work with Jorginho at a third different club.
Sarri is now in charge of Juventus, and according to CalcioMercato , (via the Daily Express) he has offered Miralem Pjanic in a potential swap deal for the 28-year-old in a bid to bring him back to Serie A.
However, the report states Chelsea are looking to keep Jorginho and have rejected the offer.
Sancho omission from starting 11 explained
Jadon Sancho was only named as a substitute for Borussia Dortmund in their match with RB Leipzig on Saturday, which naturally set the rumour mill churning.
Was the young Englishman benched due to being distracted by transfer rumours linking him with Chelsea and Manchester United?
Not in the least. Or at least not according to Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc.
"Jadon is completely tired and told the coach before the game that he had no grains for 90 minutes. You saw that in the game,” he told Sport1.
Were Chelsea’s squad inspired by new signings?
Chelsea came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 yesterday.
Speaking on Match Of The Day 2 on Sunday evening, former England international Danny Murphy claimed the impending arrivals of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner may have inspired the existing Blues squad to put in a decent performance.
"I think the signings give a kick up the backside to those players who thought they were in a comfortable position. 'I've got to kick on, I've got to show the manager I’m worth a place in this team',” he said.
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