By Nathan Salt and James Dutton For Mailonline
Published: 23:20 GMT, 21 February 2019 | Updated: 23:22 GMT, 21 February 2019
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Maurizio Sarri laughed off suggestions he met Roma bosses in London over their manager job as the Italian insisted he has a contract to honour with Chelsea.
Sarri is under increasing pressure at Stamford Bridge after a string of humiliating defeats by Bournemouth, Arsenal and Manchester City in recent weeks but was left to reflect on progression to the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday.
Fans appeared to turn on him during a disappointing FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Manchester United on Monday night but Sarri was bullish when quizzed on reports in the Italian media that he is close to a return to his home country.
Maurizio Sarri dismissed suggestions he has met with Roma chiefs over their manager role
The Italian cracked a rare smile as he laughed off talk he had met with Roma's Franco Baldini
Speaking to BT Sport: 'Of course no. I have a contract with Chelsea for the netx season so it is impossible to have other contact.
'I read in an Italian newspaper that I had dinner with Franco Baldini but I think Franco at the moment is in South Africa to meet with him!'
The interviewer suggested he could have discussed with Baldini over Facetime or Skype, a suggestion that brought a rare smile out of
