Chelsea owner called Napoli president directly to close Sarri deal

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has called directly Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis in an attempt to close negotiations for Maurizio Sarri. Abramovich has made a personal intervention to try and convince De Laurentiis to release Sarri from his contract. According to Corriere dello Sport, the phone call was made on Sunday, with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia to follow things up today with the aim to finalise terms.

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