Chelsea have been handed a major boost in the race to sign Kalidou Koulibaly in the upcoming transfer window. The 30-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after it emerged that his agent Fali Ramadani offered his services to Thomas Tuchel's side, according to Area Napoli, as quoted by Sport Witness.
The centre-half, who sees his contract with the Italian side expire at the end of next season, featured 27 times for Napoli in the Serie A this season, steering Gli Azzurri towards a title charge. His impressive displays have seen Luciano Spalletti's side relish the second-best defensive record in the league behind only AC Milan, who won their first Scudetto in eleven years.
Though, despite the flurry of interest in Koulibaly, the prospect of a switch looked to be off the cards. Amid the speculation regarding the Senegal international's future, Spalletti made his feelings clear regarding a potential exit, and insisted that he would chain himself to the gates if his defender was sold.
