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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Nov 25, 2018 13:21 GMT

Maurizio Sarri to convince Nabil Fekir to join Chelsea

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Nabil Fekir was extensively linked with a move to Liverpool over the course of the summer with several outlets even reporting that a deal had been signed. However, Nabil Fekir ended up staying at Lyon. Chelsea were also reportedly in the race for the attacking midfielder.

According to L'Equipe, Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing to rival Chelsea to sign the Frenchman.

But now Sports Witness have reported that Maurizio Sarri has personally phoned Nabil Fekir to let him know that he wants him at Stamford Bridge. The report adds that Sarri has guaranteed a place for Fekir in his lineup as well.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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