Maurizio Sarri is leaving Chelsea
Football Club to return to Italy and become manager of Juventus.
The club made the announcement in
a statement on Sunday.
It said Chelsea and Juventus have
reached an agreement for the early termination of Sarri’s contract with the
club, which had two years left to run and is ending at his request.
Chelsea Director, Marina
Granovskaia said: “In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio
made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country,
explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant.
“He also believed it important to
be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents he felt he
needed to live closer to them at this point.
“Maurizio leaves Chelsea with
thanks from us all for the work he and his assistants did during the season he
spent as our head coach, and for winning the Europa League, guiding us to
another cup final and a third-place finish in the Premier League.
“We would also like to
congratulate him on securing the role as big as any in Serie A and to wish him
the best of luck for the future.”
The club statement added: “Sarri
moved to London last summer, joining us from Napoli, and his Chelsea side made
a strong start to the Premier League campaign. We won our first five games and
went unbeaten in all competitions from the start of the league season until
late November when we suffered a reverse against Tottenham at Wembley.
“Progression from the group stage
of the Europa League was comfortable and a home Premier League win against
eventual champions Manchester City a highlight in December.
“However, our away form dipped in
the New Year and we suffered heavy defeats at Bournemouth and Manchester City.
Our league season by then was focused on achieving a top-four finish and entry
back into the Champions League, a target that was reached with one game left to
play.
“Sarri achieved this while
implementing a new style of play and a change in formation which was spoken of
favourably by members of the squad. Young Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben
Loftus-Cheek won increasingly frequent starts in the second half of the season
until injury struck them both.
“In the Carabao Cup we made it
all the way through to the final and as Sarri pointed out, we had to beat the
two finalists in the Champions League, Liverpool and Tottenham, along the way.
At Wembley we bounced back from our heavy league defeat at Man City by
performing well in a tight contest which was only decided in the domestic
treble winners’ favour by a penalty shoot-out.
“Our FA Cup campaign under Sarri
ended at the fifth-round stage at home to Man United but in the Europa League,
he was not to be denied the first major trophy of his managerial career.
Premier League opposition were overcome when Arsenal were swept aside in Baku
to ensure that our return to the Champions League next season will be as one of
the top-seeded sides.
“It also confirmed Sarri as just
the fifth man to coach Chelsea to a European trophy. We wish him well for his
time back in Italy.”
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