Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel emphasized the difficulty of signing Napoli players, such as Kalidou Koulibaly.
"We have been following Koulibaly for many years. I have tried to sign it several times but to no avail. It is very difficult to buy players from Napoli, because this club always strives to preserve the squad.
We had positive feedback about Kalida from Mandy and Jorginho. Now we can confirm these words: great guy, locker room leader, calm, role model. He starts attacks with two feet, he is confident and mobile and very experienced. Kalidu was our top priority. We are very happy that he is with us," Tuchel was quoted as saying by Goal.
We will remind that the Senegalese signed a four-year contract with Chelsea after the Londoners agreed with Napoli to buy the player for 40 million euros.