CHELSEA HAVE aGreed on APPOINTING EXPERIENCED HEAD COACH.

Chelsea wishes of appointing Maurizio Sarri as the club’s next head coach have been handed a big boost after it was revealed that Napoli expects him to quit as their boss at the end of the season.

Italian media outlet Il Mattino has suggested Sarri has cancelled the lease on his Naples home sparking gossips that he is set to leave Serie A.

 

The West Londoners were linked with Sarri back in February, and although other coaches have been tipped to take over at the Blues, it seems Sarri is owner Roman Abramovich’s number one target.

Speculation surrounding Antonio Conte’s future at Chelsea has rumbled on for much of the campaign and the club’s possible failure to qualify for the Champions League is likely to spell the end of his time in the hot seat.

 

The Chelsea chief has been following Sarri’s development at Napoli and is understood to be prepared to spend the £8 million release clause to take the Italian to the Premier League for the start of next campaign.

The midfielder spent the bulk of his early managerial career in Italy’s lower leagues, before being selected as Empoli boss in Serie B in 2012.

He gained promotion to Serie A in his second year in charge and managed to keep them in the top flight the following campaign.

Sarri replaced Rafa Benitez at Napoli in June 2015 and has gone on to build a team that is currently challenging Juventus for the league crown.