Ex-Chelsea boss Sarri reveals regret at leaving the Blues

Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has revealed that he regrets leaving the Blues in the summer of 2019, referring to the decision as “wrong.”

Sarri joined Chelsea in 2018 after impressive work with Napoli in the Serie A and led the Blues to the UEFA Europa League in the 2018/19 season.

Despite the relative success with the Blues, Sarri decided to leave the club after only one season in favour of a move back to Serie A with Juventus.

Speaking to La Repubblica, Sarri relayed his feelings about his time at Chelsea, saying, “At Chelsea, I found it difficult to immerse myself in an atypical club without a sporting director, where no coach could last two years.”

The former Juventus and Napoli manager, however, revealed that he soon found his feet in England after a rough start and regretted leaving after only one year.

Sarri added, “But then in the last few months I had fun, and I was wrong in wanting to leave, not so much from Chelsea, who would have kept me, but from the Premier League, a context of unique beauty. Returning to Italy was a mistake.”

Sarri currently manages another Serie A side, Lazio, after leaving Juventus after one year in Turin as well.