Chelsea are ‘shut’ to reaching an settlement to signal Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli, however Barcelona have requested the defender to ‘wait’ earlier than making a call on his future.
Koulibaly is nearing a transfer to Chelsea with the west Londoners having focused the centre-back to bolster their defensive choices, having seen each Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen depart on free transfers this summer season.
The Senegal worldwide has expressed a want for a brand new problem after eight seasons in Naples and Sky Sports activities Italia are reporting that an settlement is shut on a deal value between £32m (€38m) and £33.7m (€40m).
Koulibaly has been regularly linked with a big-money transfer throughout his time with Napoli, the place he has been named within the Serie A Crew of the Yr on 4 events and because the division’s finest defender in the course of the 2018/19 marketing campaign.
The 31-year-old – who captained Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations success in January – has only one yr remaining on his present contract and is anticipated to signal a long-term deal at Stamford Bridge.
Nonetheless, Sport are reporting that Barcelona are rivalling Chelsea’s curiosity and have requested the defender to delay making a call on his future.
Barcelona are pursuing a deal for Sevilla’s Jules Kounde, however are contemplating Koulibaly as a possible various ought to a transfer fail to materialise.
Juventus are additionally all for Koulibaly, although Napoli are reluctant to promote the defender to a divisional rival.
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