The Italian was finally able to meet the press after weeks of speculation about him replacing Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge.
His acquisition was confirmed on Saturday after his compatriot Conte was dismissed from the role the previous day. The former Napoli boss joins the club amidst widespread reports that he could be losing two of his biggest players, Belgian duo Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard.
Both players have been linked with a switch to Real Madrid this summer after they both had excellent World Cup campaigns with their national side, and Sarri admitted that he would like them to stay but did not rule out their departure.
“Clearly we would always like to keep all strongest players this is what any manager wants to do and any club wants to do but we will have to see how transfer market goes over next few days.” he told reporter