LONDON —
Senegal international defender
Kalidou Koulibaly has signed a four-year deal
with Chelsea from Serie A club Napoli, the Premier League club said on
Saturday.
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The 31-year-old
Senegal captain becomes the second signing after Manchester City striker Raheem
Sterling since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club.
“I’m very happy to
be here with this team at Chelsea,” said Koulibaly.
“It’s a big team in
the world and my dream was always to play in the Premier League.
Chelsea came
first to get me in 2016 but we didn’t make it. Now when they came to me I
accepted it because they really wanted me to come to the Premier League to play
for them.”
“When I spoke to my
good friends Edou (Mendy) and Jorginho they made my choice easier.”
Koulibaly, who led
Senegal to the African Cup of Nations title earlier this year, joined Napoli
from Genk in 2014 and made 317 appearances for the Italian side. He won the
Italian Cup title in 2020.
His arrival at
Stamford Bridge follows the departures of defenders Antonio Rudiger to Real
Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona, both on free transfers.
“Koulibaly is a
natural leader and a strong character,” Chelsea said in a statement.
“He has plenty of experience challenging for domestic and
international titles and joins the Blues ahead of the 2022/23 campaign aiming
to do just that.”
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