Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims it would have been a ‘mistake’ if the ‘exceptional’ Jorginho joined his club instead of Chelsea.
City had courted Jorginho all summer until he opted to follow his Napoli mentor Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea, and Guardiola made it clear the midfielder was well within his rights to sign for the Blues.
“No, I’m not disappointed,” the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich Coach told reporters.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims it would have been a ‘mistake’ if the ‘exceptional’ Jorginho joined his club instead of Chelsea.
City had courted Jorginho all summer until he opted to follow his Napoli mentor Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea, and Guardiola made it clear the midfielder was well within his rights to sign for the Blues.
“No, I’m not disappointed,” the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich Coach told reporters.
“We tried, but at the end all my advice for the players is that they have to go where they want to go.
“For the guy, it would have been a mistake for him and for us if he had decided to come here when he wanted to go with Maurizio and Chelsea.
“So it is important that English football has received an exceptional player and at the end if they want to come, it’s better they come.
“If he decides to go to Chelsea for the reasons he has explained or will explain, then all the best for him.”