Chelsea are closing in on appointing Maurizio Sarri as their new coach, after agreeing a £57.4million deal with Napoli for star midfielder Jorginho.
The Blues have been in discussions with the Serie A club for months over compensation for Sarri, who still has two years left on his contract.
But a breakthrough appears to have been reached after Chelsea decided to offer a bigger sum than Manchester City for Jorginho and effectively pay for Sarri as part of it.
City were the favourites to sign the 26-year-old Italy international but were only prepared to give Napoli £48.6m in installments.