{"id":622244,"date":"2023-02-23T14:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622244"},"modified":"2023-02-23T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:51:27","slug":"jorginho-reason-leaving-chelsea-join-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/23\/jorginho-reason-leaving-chelsea-join-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Winner Told by Chelsea He Was \u2018No Longer Part of Their Plans&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the last day of the January transfer window, Italian midfielder Jorginho <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/chelsea-arsenal-jorginho-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">completed a shock move to Arsenal<\/a>. The 31-year-old had been a key player for Chelsea in recent years, but had fallen out of favour with the club and was seeking a new challenge. <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-top-clubs-informed?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=989596&amp;post_id=104178597&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano reports<\/a> on the midfielder&#8217;s decision to switch his allegiance to the red side of London.<\/p>\n<h2>Jorginho Cites His Reasons for Leaving Chelsea and Joining Arsenal<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jorginho: \u201cI had spoken to Chelsea and I knew I was no longer part of their plans. Sometimes you must accept when you are out of a project, things come to an end\u201d, tells DAZN. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to progress in my career and the Arsenal project suits me, I loved their ideas\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yExfD3WJpR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yExfD3WJpR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1627816399325261829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Jorginho\u2019s Departure From Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the media after his move to the Emirates Stadium, Jorginho revealed that he had known for some time that he was no longer part of the Blues&#8217; plans. &#8220;I had spoken to Chelsea and I knew I was no longer part of their plans,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Sometimes you must accept when you are out of a project, things come to an end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/17\/vitor-roque-interest-barcelona-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano: European Giants Closely Monitoring Brazilian \u2018Wonderkid<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Despite his departure from West London, the midfielder was sought after by a number of top clubs across Europe. Ultimately, he chose to join the Gunners, citing the club&#8217;s ideas and vision as the deciding factor. &#8220;I wanted to progress in my career and the Arsenal project suits me, I loved their ideas,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h3>Jorginho\u2019s Achievements at Club and International Level<\/h3>\n<p>The Italian veteran brings a wealth of experience and success to Arsenal. He has won numerous trophies throughout his career, including the Premier League, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2021\/may\/29\/manchester-city-chelsea-champions-league-final-match-report-kai-havertz\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champions League<\/a> and Europa League. In addition to this, he also won the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/7\/11\/italy-wins-euro-2020-beats-england-in-penalty-shootout\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> European Championship with Italy in 2021<\/a>, resulting in him finishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/chelsea-at-the-ballon-d-or-2021\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third in the Ballon D&#8217;Or voting<\/a> after an impressive 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/20\/chelsea-joao-felix-permanent-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Provides Update on Future of \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 23-Year-Old Chelsea Star<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Does the Italian Offer Arsenal?<\/h3>\n<p>The Gunners are targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/arsenal-title-run-in-reinforced-squad\/\" target=\"_self\">their first Premier League title in 19 years<\/a>, and with Manchester City in hot pursuit, they need to be perfect to ensure that they reach their goal. With Thomas Partey currently out with injury, Jorginho&#8217;s presence becomes more and more important for the young Arsenal team.<\/p>\n<p>His stunning, yet somewhat fortunate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/arsenal-ramsdale-jorginho-transfer-zinchenko-29260740\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strike <\/a>at Villa Park shows how his experience and quality will be invaluable as the team looks to progress in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"fAaVZ4FGTgFuWphSC4AsIw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1463144870\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fAaVZ4FGTgFuWphSC4AsIw',sig:'peFZZgnJGhqzW3XRVhMmAWzeSfEd6olFiXDlvd8lDAM=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'1463144870',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the last day of the January transfer window, Italian midfielder Jorginho completed a shock move to Arsenal. The 31-year-old had been a key player for Chelsea in recent years, but had fallen out of favour with the club and was seeking a new challenge. 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