Jorginho discusses Chelsea future amid Ballon d´Or talk

Jorginho has not yet received a contract offer to extend his stay at Chelsea as he targets playing for as long as possible.

The midfielder won the Champions League with Thomas Tuchel’s side last term and then Euro 2020 with Italy, leading him to be named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year.

His club and country double saw him become just the 10th player to achieve the feat of winning both competitions in the same year, though his long-term future at Chelsea remains unclear with two years left on his current deal.

“One thing at a time and in the end they come to terms,” Jorginho told reporters on Tuesday, as he prepares to face Bulgaria, when asked if he could possibly see out his career at Stamford Bridge.

“On the contract, I say that I didn’t have any offer and now I don’t even think about it, honestly.

“But at 29 you already talk to me about finishing my career, but I want to play until 40. If they make me a ten-year contract, then yes.”

Jorginho insisted his focus was on one game at a time, with Bulgaria, Switzerland and Lithuania all to come in World Cup qualifiers.

The 29-year-old was a standout performer for Italy at Euro 2020, leading the charts for recoveries (48) and interceptions (25) after carrying his Champions League form into June and July.

Jorginho’s 484 successful passes were bettered only by Spain’s Aymeric Laporte (644), as he created seven chances for his team-mates. Only international colleague Lorenzo Insigne (40) was involved in more shot-ending sequences than his 38.

With one individual award already under his belt, the former Napoli midfielder refused to be drawn on the Ballon d’Or race while also insisting Italy will now face a different challenge in the aftermath of their European Championship success.

“Now [it] becomes difficult, Italy is no longer a surprise,” he continued. “It is in the place it deserves to be and all those who come to play against us will do it in a different way.

“After what we have done we are happy, but we must always remain humble.

“On the Ballon d’Or, I let you speak, I try to live in the moment. There are still a few months left for that decision and I think about the present, I want to enjoy this moment with those around me. We’ll see what happens.”