Chelsea Officially Sign Kalidou Koulibaly

DBasia.news – Kalidou Koulibaly has officially joined Chelsea, one of the dreams of the Senegalese player has now come true, playing for Chelsea.

Chelsea have officially announced the arrival of Koulibaly. The 31-year-old defender was brought in from Napoli for around 40 million euros.

Signing a central defender is an obligation for Chelsea. That was after the Blues left two players, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

Chelsea then pinned their choice to Koulibaly. The player is recognized as one of the top defenders in Europe.

It didn’t take long for Koulibaly to welcome Chelsea’s offer. Moreover, he has been rumored to be leaving Napoli in the last few seasons.

Moving to Chelsea made one of Koulibaly’s dreams come true. He has long harbored a desire to compete in the Premier League.

“I am thrilled to be at Chelsea. This is the biggest team in the world and my dream has always been to play in the Premier League,” Koulibaly told Chelsea’s official website.

“Chelsea came first to get me in 2016 but we didn’t make it. Now when they come to me I accept it because they really wanted me to come to the Premier League to play with them.”

Koulibaly has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs. Manchester United, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur were reportedly interested in obtaining his services.

But Napoli always managed to keep Koulibaly to survive. One of them, of course, is to set a high price.

This didn’t make Chelsea flinch. It was proven that Napoli could no longer hold back Koulibaly’s departure.

Koulibaly is now Chelsea’s second signing of the summer. He has been in the United States for Thomas Tuchel’s pre-season tour.

“I want to thank the fans because I saw a lot of them in London and on the plane everyone was happy I was here. I hope this season will be great and we will give good moments for the fans.”