{"id":1094125,"date":"2019-06-16T18:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T17:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1094125"},"modified":"2019-06-16T18:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T17:31:50","slug":"chelsea-midfielder-jorginho-nearly-quit-football","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/chelsea-midfielder-jorginho-nearly-quit-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea midfielder Jorginho says former agent secretly stole his wages: “I nearly quit football”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has opened up about how his former agent used to\u00a0short-change him during his formative years in Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Brazilian-born midfield maestro relocated to\u00a0the country of his great, great grandfather to play for Verona at the age of 15.<\/p>\n

Jorginho in Italy: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Whilst playing\u00a0in a tournament in Brazil, Jorginho was scouted by an agent who took him to Italy.<\/li>\n
  • The 27-year-old signed for Verona, but initially played for\u00a0local youth team\u00a0Berretti.<\/li>\n
  • Jorginho was given just\u00a0\u20ac20 a week to live before discovering he had been swindled.<\/li>\n
  • Upon finding out, the Chelsea midfielder wanted to quit\u00a0football, but persevered and soon flourished on Italian soil.<\/li>\n
  • He secured a \u00a350m move to the Blues last summer, completed the most successful passes in the PL for 2018\/19 (2782) and won the Europa League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Upon joining the Mastiffs, Jorginho was fulfilling a childhood dream, but that fantasy would soon become a nightmare once he discovered his agent was financially exploiting him.<\/p>\n

    Speaking to Chelsea’s official website<\/a>, he said: “I was playing in a tournament in Brazil and an agent scouted me. He took me to his soccer school. The idea was he used it to scout players and anyone he thought was good enough he took over to Italy.<\/p>\n

    “That\u2019s what he did with me when I was 15. He set me up with a trial at Verona in their youth section and they took me on. Initially when I moved over to Italy it was really easy because I was living my dream. Everything was brand new.<\/p>\n