Maurizio Sarri needed to defend himself against accusations of homophobia and sexism while interviewing for the Chelsea job.

Maurizio Sarri has been no stranger to controversy in his managerial career and the 59-year-old needed to offer Chelsea assurances with regards to his viewpoint and future behaviour before they agreed to make him Antonio Conte’s successor, according to a report in the Telegraph.

While managing Napoli in 2016, Maurizio Sarri was accused of calling Roberto Mancini “a f****t” and was given a two-match ban and a €20,000 fine for the homophobic slur aimed at the then-Inter Milan manager.

“I was just irritable,” Maurizio Sarri mentioned at the time. “I was not discriminating against anyone. If I did indeed use those words, then I apologise to the gay community.”

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