Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has admitted he "dreams" about playing under Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
The Spaniard is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the game - winning three Premier League titles, two European Cups and various other trophies.
Jorginho, who is the reigning European footballer of the year, is currently flourishing under Blues boss Thomas Tuchel - lifting the Champions League last season.
The Italian joined Chelsea from Napoli in the summer of 2018, although didn't initially have his eyes set on a move to Stamford Bridge.
"I wasn’t supposed to come to Chelsea," Jorginho told Brazilian YouTuber Ale Oliveira. "I was supposed to have arrived at another club. Another English club.
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"And then it happened as it happened and I arrived at Chelsea. So with Chelsea everything happened very fast. When I saw their offer, I was already in London and I said, 'Let’s go.'"
When asked if he dreams of playing under Guardiola, Jorginho said: "I have. I don’t know if it will happen. But yeah, he’s a reference.
"When I was a kid, I watched his Barcelona win everything with Ronaldinho, Xavi, Iniesta."
Chelsea are highly unlikely to sell Jorginho to Man City - one of their biggest rivals for silverware - as he's one of their best players.
The 30-year-old's trophy cabinet includes the Europa League, Super Cup, Club World Cup, Euro 2020 and the Coppa Italia.
Jorginho, who has 42 senior caps for Italy, has made more than 500 professional appearances for club and country since emerging at Hellas Verona in 2010.
And the chance of Guardiola managing the player at Stamford Bridge is extremely slim, as he's previously ruled out the possibility of coaching another Premier League side.
"I think always I will be Man City and if I have to come back it would be at Man City if they want me," said Guardiola last November.
"I would not train another club in England apart from this club."
But Guardiola wants to manage at international level and could be a candidate for the Italy job when his Man City contract expires in the summer of 2023.
"I would love, I said many times, when I finish here, the pleasure to lead a team at a World Cup," added the accomplished coach.
"But it is not easy to find it. There are only a few positions. I would like it but if it doesn't happen I will train clubs, so it will not be a problem."
Guardiola has also ruled out the possibility of managing Spain. Before taking the Man City job in the summer of 2016, he coached Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
During his playing days, the ex-midfielder won plenty of trophies - including six La Liga titles, the European Cup and the Olympics in 1992.
"I’ll never be coach of the national team because I’ll never be offered the job," he predicted in June 2018.
