Towards the end of the winter market, reports from Italy started discussing Juventus’ interest in Jorginho. TuttoMercatoWeb then stated the Serie A side ‘will do everything’ to sign the Chelsea star after this season.
The Old Lady looked at the midfielder when Maurizio Sarri was in charge of the Turin club and have again rekindled their interest ahead of the next window, according to Tuttosport.
The report takes a look at how Arthur Melo’s position at club has changed in recent times. Having struggled for regular minutes in the first half of the season, the former Barcelona man has now gained prominence.
Jorginho’s contract with Thomas Tuchel’s side expires in 2023. Although he plays for the European champions and the FIFA Club World Cup winners, his future is to be ‘discovered’, given the sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
The Brazil-born Italy international is a ‘goal’ for Juve and can also be a ‘possible competitor for Arthur’ next season.
Chelsea’s current situation with inevitably attract transfer vultures looking to get deals done which would have been more difficult otherwise, and Jorginho has long been on the Juventus agenda.