Manchester City have a five-year contract sitting tight for Jorginho, claims the Napoli midfielder’s agent, however, the Premier League champions are yet to concur an exchange expense. After it was initially uncovered of Pep Guardiola’s enthusiasm for the Italy international back in April, a long-running adventure has proved frustrating for all concerned.
Jorginho is urgent to exploit “the opportunity of a lifetime” however, he has seen a €50 million (£44m/$58m) approach thumped back by Serie A employers to bring down their asking cost. City are still to meet Napoli’s requests yet an arrangement is edging nearer and nearer, with Aurelio De Laurentiis having guaranteed that the issue will be “settled soon”. It is accounted for that a €53m offer will be sufficient to get an agreement over the line, with Jorginho’s illustrative uncovering that terms have just been drawn up at the Etihad Stadium.
“Jorginho is obviously willing to go to City, we’re waiting for the agreement between the clubs. There’s a five-year contract ready for the lad. If the agreement doesn’t arrive then obviously he’ll make himself available for Napoli. With the World Cup negotiations slow down a bit, but we hope the deal can be defined soon,” said Joao Santos.