The Italian international spoke about his future after making his first appearance for the Blues in four months
Jorginho acknowledged the rumors about his impending exit from Chelsea, but insists that he is completely “focused” on helping the team to forcefully end the season.
The Blues signed the Italian international from Naples for an initial commission of £ 50 million ($ 63 million) in the summer of 2018, while the midfielder followed his former coach Maurizio Sarri to Stamford Bridge.
The 28-year-old quickly adapted to the intensity of Premier League football and helped the Blues get a third place, also making a big contribution during their run to the glory of the Europa League last season.
Sarri returned to Italy to get the best job at Juventus at the end of the campaign, but Jorginho maintained a place in Chelsea’s starting lineup under 61-year-old successor Frank Lampard.
The ex Napoli star has made 38 appearances in all competitions of this term, helping Lampard’s men to contend for a fourth place and reach the last stages of both the English Cup and the Champions League.
However, he has only appeared once for the Blues since March, after slipping down from the team’s peck order since the resumption of the season on June 17th.
Jorginho’s solitary hike came in as a second-half substitute during Chelsea’s 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday, with Lampard explaining pre-game that his decision to choose Billy Gilmour over the Italian international was purely tactical .
Sarri is reportedly anxious to rejoin Jorginho at Juve when the summer transfer window opens, but the expert director insists that he has not been in contact with anyone for a potential departure from West London.
Chelsea star told the club Official site after the win in Selhurst Park: “I just have to focus on when the team needs me.
“There have been rumors but I haven’t heard anything, I’m just focusing on ending the season well with Chelsea and qualifying for the Champions League.”
Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham grabbed the goals for the Blues against a lively spirit of the Palace, which almost gained a point after a dramatic late siege on Kepa Arrizabalaga’s goal.
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Jorginho says Chelsea must be more ruthless in the last third to avoid a similar scenario in future matches, as he added: “Overall it was a good performance.
“We have created opportunities and we only need to be more effective when we have possibilities in advance. We like to suffer.
“We have to learn to finish the game before the last minute, to be more clinical to avoid that tension in the end, but we are creating opportunities that are positive.”
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