Chelsea London is by far the most active club of the January transfer window – they have already spent over 200 million euros, and on Tuesday they may announce the arrival of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica Lisbon for another 130 million euros. The victim of the transfer of the Argentine, however, is Jorginho. The Italian international has not been offered an extension of his contract withThe Blues” – he could leave in the summer, but the Londoners wanted to earn more from him. Now the 31-year-old midfielder has been sold to Arsenal. Mikel Artera, the coach of the Premier League leader, played a key role.
Jorginho is a new Arsenal player
The Gunners paid £12m (over €13.6m) for Jorginho. The current European champion with the Italian national team signed a contract until the end of June 2024 with the option of extending it for another year.
Chelsea have long been open to selling Jorginho, but at the same time no one was willing to buy. On Monday, on the penultimate day of the window, Arsenal contacted the Blues midfielder.
For the fastest contact, negotiations and transfer hard pressed by Artet, who wanted to bring an experienced player to the center of the field. Arsenal are in a good position as far as the league is concerned, but at the same time they also have a chance to win Europa League. This could be the Gunners’ best season in a long time. Arsenal players have been waiting for the title for 19 years.
Jorginho has become a priority for the Premier League leaders after it emerged that Moises Caicedo was staying at Brighton. The Ecuadorian Arsenal wanted would be several times more expensive than the Italian. Chelsea also wanted him.
Jorginho has made 25 appearances for Chelsea this season, scoring three goals. Transfermarkt values him at €35m.
