Chelsea fans have been quick to praise new centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly for his first goal for the club against London rivals Tottenham on Sunday. The Senegal international joined the Blues from Serie A side Napoli this summer, in a deal worth roughly £30million.
The defender was the second men's senior team signing of the new Boehly-Clearlake era at Stamford Bridge, having long been touted with a move to the Premier League. The 31-year-old was brought in to replace the outgoing Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger as part of a huge squad reshuffle.
"I'm very happy to be here with this team at Chelsea," Koulibaly said in a statement. "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."
