There are reports that the hashtag #SarriOut has been trending in Italy as Juventus fans express their disappointment that Maurizio Sarri is about to become their new manager.

According to the Daily Mail, the Italian is expected to leave Chelsea for the Serie A champions this week with talks at an advanced stage and Sarri back in his homeland ready to conclude matters.

Sarri is believed to have informed Chelsea of his intention to join Juve during a meeting on Friday, with the Blues unlikely to stand in his way provided the Serie A champions pay £5million in compensation.

The 60-year-old is said to be close to agreeing a three-year contract at the Allianz Stadium – a move will swiftly be completed once Juve pay Chelsea.

But not every Juventus fan is excited at the news, with hundreds taking to Twitter to vent their frustrations with the hashtag #SarriOut, and they have given their reasons.

Some believed an unsubstantiated rumour that Juventus were going to appoint Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and therefore found Sarri an underwhelming choice.

There is then his connection with Juve’s rivals Napoli – Sarri managed the southern Italian club between 2015 and 2018, twice pushing Juve close in the title race.

In April 2018, with the two clubs competing for the title, Sarri gave the middle finger to a group of Juventus fans who were barracking him as Napoli arrived at the stadium on their team bus.

One fan wrote: ‘We want Pep. Sarri, with his abusive, anti-sporting, rude and homophobic behaviour does not represent us or can ever represent society.’

Another wrote: ‘He practically threw s*** at us for three years and now he’s training us?’

One other comment read: ‘With Sarri I wouldn’t even pass the time of day with him let alone eat a pizza with him. He’s vulgar, rude, sexist and communist.’

And another said: ‘I have not yet made my subscription to Sky football just to see who will be the next coach in case it’s Sarri. I don’t think I’ll renew, I don’t want you at Juve.’