Expect we have more than a gentlemans agreement with both parties and everything really is tied up pending a medical/unveiling. Just don't think we'd still be seemingly calmly playing with Napoli and Leicester at this stage with two weeks to pre season and everyone else doing good business if that wasn't the case.
As to the articles about it, well lots of Journos are probably as clueless as us but they know they can report breakthroughs and hold ups in the deal and people will still read it. Its not difficult to join up the dots into believable storylines regardless of whether or not they're accurate, especially in Mahrez case. I mean christ I wouldn't have recognised Kia's name a few days ago since he sounds like an extra on Jabba's sand barge, then some people complained on here and suddenly theres articles about it.
Sarri's appointment doesn't worry me either, he was as far as I know more of a head coach than a manager at Napoli and as such didn't have ultimate power on transfers, Chelsea have always operated like that so I don't see why they'd suddenly change their tune or why he would be in a position to suddenly demand a player. Also as I recall they have Bakayoko, Kante, Drinkwater, Barkley, Fabregas, Loftus Cheek and maybe more for the CM role so pretty stacked even if they change to a 4-3-3.
