{"id":7679,"date":"2019-06-01T07:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T11:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2019-06-01T10:00:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T14:00:38","slug":"sarri-seeking-to-leave-chelsea-according-to-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679","title":{"rendered":"Sarri Seeking to Leave Chelsea According to Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.43199533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.43199533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2.43199533-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Maurizio Sarri has told Chelsea he wants to leave the club this summer, according to reports in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri\u2019s future as manager has been the subject of much discussion during the end of a campaign in which Chelsea secured a return to the Champions League by finishing third in the Premier League and then won the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri has been widely linked with Serie A champions Juventus, who are seeking a successor to Massimiliano Allegri.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in Italy said Sarri held talks with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia on Friday and informed her that he wanted to return to his homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Granovskaia, it is said, has promised to talk to club owner Roman Abramovich about his future.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri succeeded Antonio Conte as Chelsea manager last summer after spending three years at Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old enjoyed a tremendous start at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea went unbeaten in 18 games.<\/p>\n<p>But Sarri endured consistent criticism from a significant portion of the club\u2019s supporters throughout the campaign and suffered heavy 4-0 and 6-0 defeats at Bournemouth and Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, however, reached the Carabao Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City, before finishing the season strongly.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri claimed the first major trophy of his career when Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in Baku on Wednesday to win the Europa League final.<\/p>\n<p>After that game, Sarri said: \u201cYou know very well that I love the Premier League, the level of the competition, and I am lucky because I am in Chelsea, one of the best teams in the best championship in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo at the moment I am happy, but of course I want to know if the club is happy, if we can improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s normal I think; I have a discussion with the owner after every season with every club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been linked with their former midfielder Frank Lampard, now the manager of Sky Bet Championship club Derby, should Sarri leave Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7679\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7679\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-7679\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7679\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maurizio Sarri has told Chelsea he wants to leave the club this summer, according to reports in Italy. 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