Chiellini thinks that Jorginho can win Ballon d’Or

is going to face

on Wednesday, and

Giorgio Chiellini

has urged Juventus players to be aware of the Blues’ Italian star

Jorginho

instead of only worrying about

Romelu Lukaku

and claims that Jorginho has a great chance to win Ballon d’Or.

Asked about the prospect of going up against Lukaku again, Chiellini said:

"Lukaku is a great player, we will have to be careful.

"It will be important not to allow the qualities of champions like Lukaku to come out. He's a great player, whom they paid a lot for. He's not there by chance, but maybe it's a bit diminishing to talk about just the meeting of me and Lukaku – it's not just Lukaku.

"Chelsea have many champions: let's think of our great friend Jorginho, who is the 'lighthouse' of this team.

"I truly hope he can win the Ballon d'or because he's a good friend of mine and it's also an award that would feel like it's mine as an Italian and a player who was involved in the [Euro 2020] win."

Jorginho has not been able to perform as well as has been expected to compared to his important role at the international level, but his teammate in Italy says that he is a high-quality player no matter where he is.

"I always thought he was a good player but after two or three sessions in the national team under [Roberto] Mancini, I realized just how good he is,"

Chiellini continued.

"What a top player he is. He maybe doesn't have great physical qualities, but the real difference is in his head, his mentality, and I was really happy because many said he could only play with Sarri.

"Instead, two other coaches arrived at Chelsea and then in the national team. Wherever he goes he plays as a regular, so I'm happy for him and he definitely deserves an award, so I truly hope he wins the Ballon d'Or."

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