Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has admitted he regrets his decision to leave Stamford Bridge for Juventus, insisting in hindsight that staying at the club would have been the better choice for his career.
Sarri won the Europa League during his only season in charge of Chelsea. Softfootball gathered that the Italian reflected on the circumstances surrounding his departure in a recent interview, revealing how uncertain the situation at the club had become before his exit.
Reflecting on his reasoning for leaving, Sarri explained:
I could have stayed at Chelsea. I wanted to come back to Italy because the situation at Chelsea was not easy.
In that period Abramovich was not allowed to go to England.
There wasn’t a sporting director so the situation was not so clear. So I wanted to come back to Italy but it was a mistake.
He also looked back fondly on what the team achieved that season despite the uncertainty:
It would have been better to stay there. We got third place in the Premier League table, reached the final of the Carabao Cup and won the Europa League. We played a lot of good matches,
he added, before confirming he’s now ready to take on a new managerial challenge.
