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Napoli chief hints Koulibaly wanted to join Barcelona over Chelsea
Current feedback on the a part of Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis level in direction of Kalidou Koulibaly as having been eager to hyperlink up with one other of European soccer’s heavyweights this summer season, reasonably than Chelsea.
Senegalese worldwide Koulibaly, after all, sealed a transfer to Stamford Bridge earlier this month.
After the Blues got here up quick of their pursuit of Juventus standout Matthijs de Ligt, attentions swiftly turned in direction of one other of Serie A’s giants, within the type of Napoli.
An enormous-money deal, in flip, was struck for the Partenopei’s star stopper, anticipated to fit into Thomas Tuchel’s first-choice backline with fast impact.
Introducing our second signing of the summer season! ?#KoulibalyIsChelsea
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 16, 2022
As alluded to above, although, had Koulibaly been granted his want, then the skilled defender may properly have been lining out elsewhere this coming season.
Talking to Radio Kiss Kiss on Saturday, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis was drawn on his resolution to lastly half along with his aspect’s star stopper, after rebuffing the advances of the continent’s best for a number of years operating.
And, after confirming that the deal got here to fruition owing to the need of Koulibaly himself, the Italian patron hinted that, had they been in a greater monetary place, the Senegalese would doubtless have sealed a transfer to La Liga, with Barcelona.
De Laurentiis additionally went on to disclose that he provided Koulibaly a contract value €6.5 million-per-season in a bid to persuade the 31-year-old to remain put.
Napoli president de Laurentiis to Radio Kiss Kiss: “Koulibaly wished to depart, I informed him: I can’t promote you to Barcelona as they’d no cash. Then we acquired a proposal from Chelsea, it was not possible to say no” ? #CFC
“I provided €6,5m/season to Koulibaly, he wished to go”.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 23, 2022
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