Sarri Creates Chelsea Record With Exit To Juventus

Maurizio Sarri set a Chelsea record on Sunday when he became the first manager in the Roman Abramovich era to leave Stamford Bridge on his own.

All other managers including the taciturn Avram Grant and Rafael Benitez suffered the indignity of either being sacked or not being considered for fresh terms.

Sarri announced he was leaving Chelsea after the Europa Cup win for Juventus to enable him stay closer to his family in Italy.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia in a statement on Sunday afternoon said: ‘In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant.

‘He also believed it important to be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents he felt he needed to live closer to them at this point.

‘Maurizio leaves Chelsea with thanks from us all for the work he and his assistants did during the season he spent as our head coach, and for winning the Europa League, guiding us to another cup final and a third-place finish in the Premier League.

‘We would also like to congratulate him on securing the role as big as any in Serie A and to wish him the best of luck for the future.’

“Sarri moved to London last summer, joining us from Napoli, and his Chelsea side made a strong start to the Premier League campaign. We won our first five games and went unbeaten in all competitions from the start of the league season until late November when we suffered a reverse against Tottenham at Wembley.

“Progression from the group stage of the Europa League was comfortable and a home Premier League win against eventual champions Manchester City a highlight in December.”

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