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Chelsea move news: Blues in converses with sign Koulibaly from Napoli
Chelsea are in converses with sign Napoli protector Kalidou Koulibaly as they hope to remake their guard.
The Blues lost Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona this mid year - both on free exchanges - leaving Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah and Malang Sarr as the main senior community moves in Thomas Tuchel's crew.
Yet, Koulibaly could be set to reinforce the lead trainer's choices, despite the fact that Juventus are additionally intrigued by the Napoli safeguard.
Koulibaly - who won the Africa Cup of Nations close by Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with Senegal in February - has only one year excess on his Napoli contract.
The 31-year-old has shown up for the Serie A club since joining from Belgian side Genk a long time back.
As well as Koulibaly, Chelsea likewise have an interest in Manchester City's Nathan Ake, Sevilla's Jules Kounde, RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol and Paris Saint-Germain's Presnel Kimpembe.
The Blues are likewise enthusiastic about Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt, yet he supposedly leans toward a transition to Bayern Munich.
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How might Chelsea arrange this season?
The appearance of Todd Boehly's consortium as the club's new proprietors - and with it the commitment of huge venture on and off the field - have guaranteed Chelsea allies entered this late spring riding a rush of good faith.
Indeed, even the flight of club record marking Romelu Lukaku borrowed to previous side Inter Milan - a move that filled in as an affirmation by both the striker and Chelsea that the exchange was a disappointment - couldn't hose the excitement.
Permitting Lukaku to get back to Italy was a move that checked out and, while the impending appearance of Raheem Sterling hasn't been met with all inclusive endorsement from the fanbase, marking an individual of his family from an immediate opponent is an obvious indicator of Boehly's desire.
The marking of Sterling, as well as the endeavored move for Leeds' Raphinha - who is supposedly presently liable to join Barcelona - likewise fills in as a message to Chelsea's flow harvest of advances that their exhibitions to date have not been satisfactory.
Obviously, various them are supposed to be accessible to different clubs as a feature of what vows to be a bustling summer in west London. Hakim Ziyech is an objective for AC Milan, Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic have been connected with moves away, and Armando Broja - whose status at Chelsea is questionable in the wake of expenditure keep going season borrowed at Southampton - is important to a few Premier League sides.
The unmistakable focusing of wingers by Thomas Tuchel in this move window likewise raises the possibility of the lead trainer contemplating a create some distance from his favored 3-4-3 development. Be that as it may, with an absence of strikers - also focus backs - how might Chelsea arrange next season? How might Sterling fit in? Furthermore, will Tuchel enter the season with Kai Havertz as his No 9, or push Boehly to take a shocking action for Cristiano Ronaldo?
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