Chelsea are now clear favourites to get Sarri
Chelsea have a clear run at Maurizio Sarri after Zenit St Petersburg pulled out of the race to hire him.
Sarri is on the hunt for a new job after Napoli hired Carlo Ancelotti to replace him.
Zenit had set their sights on the Italian boss, who has worked wonders in Serie A this season.
The Blues want to hire Sarri too as doubts remain over the long-term future of Antonio Conte.
And now they are the clear front-runners for his signature as the Russian club opted to move for someone else.
They have hired Sergei Semak to replace Roberto Mancini, who recently became the new Italy manager.
Sarri has a £7million release clause in his Napoli contract, which the Blues would have to pay if they acquired his services before the end of May,
