Chelsea have stepped closer to completing the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly, with Thomas Tuchel eager to reinforce his defensive options. The 31-year-old has been heavily linked with an exit from Napoli this summer amid an increasingly complicated contract saga, and the west Londoners have the defender in their sights.
According to Sky Sports journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Koulibaly’s agent, Fali Ramadani, met with Chelsea officials yesterday regarding a potential move to Stamford Bridge. It's said that the Senegal international is seen as an alternative to Matthijs de Ligt, with the Juventus defender edging closer to penning a deal at Bayern Munich.
football.london understand that the Blues have held talks with the Italian giants regarding the 22-year-old's future but Chelsea are yet to table a bid. Bayern have since entered the frame to sign the young defender and, according to SPORT1, De Ligt has verbally agreed to join the Bundesliga champions.
