Agent: ‘Hysaj could've joined Chelsea’

By Football Italia staff

Elseid Hysaj’s agent defends his client’s Napoli form, and reveals “he probably would have gone to Chelsea this summer” if not for Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Maurizio Sarri was sacked by the Partenopei in the summer, and replaced by Carlo Ancelotti.

The former Coach was then approached by Chelsea, but De Laurentiis refused to release him and Jorginho unless the Blues agreed not to activate the release clauses of any other players.

Since then the Albanian’s form has come into question, but his representative shrugs off that criticism.

“Those who criticise him probably never make mistakes, but the rest of us are mere mortals,” Mario Giuffredi said on Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.

“Without that clause he probably would have gone to Chelsea this summer, people forget that he was one of the best two or three full-backs in Europe last season. Then it just takes two or three matches for him to become a donkey…

“I always say to let everyone talk and then respond on the pitch.”

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