Sarri admits regret over leaving Chelsea

Sarri won the Europa League in his only season in charge of the Blues before joining Juventus.

He is currently a free agent after leaving Lazio last season. Sarri told The Sun: “I could have stayed at Chelsea.

“I wanted to go back to Italy because the situation at Chelsea was not easy. During that period, Abramovich was not allowed to go to England. I only saw him at matches abroad. We had a few phone calls, but not very often.

“My point of reference was only Marina. There was no sporting director, so the situation was not so clear. So I wanted to come back to Italy, but it was a mistake.

“It would have been better to stay there. I was a bit worried about the situation at Chelsea, the situation within the club. It wasn't clear.

“I asked Marina if it was possible to go back to Italy and Marina asked for some money from Juventus to release me.

“They said if I wanted to stay at Chelsea, that was possible. But at the end of the season at Chelsea it was a good experience and good results.

“We finished third in the Premier League, reached the Carabao Cup final and won the Europa League. We played a lot of good games.

“Of course sometimes there were two or three disasters, like at Manchester against City, like at Bournemouth.

“Now I'm ready to start again. I don't know where at the moment. But I and the staff are ready.”