Chelsea confirmed their second summer departure on Sunday with Kalidou Koulibaly becoming the latest player to switch the Premier League for the Saudi Pro League.
The 32-year-old central defender, who spent just one season at Chelsea after joining from Napoli last summer, has made the move to Al-Hilal. It comes just days after N'Golo Kante joined Al-Ittihad on a free transfer with his contract at Stamford Bridge expiring.
Koulibaly struggled during his sole season with the Blues despite the club having big expectations for him upon his arrival. But with Chelsea aiming to offload over ten players this summer, when a big offer – believed to be in the region of £20 million – came in for Koulibaly the club could not afford to refuse it.
