Newcomer presented in Las Vegas
Kalidou Koulibaly (31) has decided against Juventus Turin and for Chelsea. The Blues officially announced the signing of the centre-back from SSC Napoli on Saturday morning. According to unanimous media reports, the transfer fee is around 38 million euros – a handsome sum considering that the captain of Senegal only had one year left under contract. He has signed at Stamford Bridge until 2026 and earns around €10m per season.
Koulibaly’s presentation took place as part of the US tour in Las Vegas, where new signing Raheem Sterling (27), who was signed by Manchester City for €56m, also joined the team. “Chelsea first approached me in 2016 but it didn’t work out. Now when they tried I accepted because this time they really wanted me to go to the Premier League and play for them. My good friends Edou and Jorginho made the decision easy for me,” said Koulibaly.
With Koulibaly, Havertz & Pulisic: Chelsea FC’s most expensive purchases
21. N’Golo Kante | 2016/17 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €35.8 million (
Status: July 16, 2022 )
20. Danny Drinkwater | 2017/18 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €37.9 million
17. Kalidou Koulibaly | 2022/23 by SSC Napoli
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Transfer fee: €38m
17.Michael Essien | 2005/06 by Olympique Lyonnais
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Transfer fee: €38m
17. Diego Costa | 2014/15 by Atlético Madrid
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Transfer fee: €38m
16. Didier Drogba | 2004/05 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €38.5 million
15. Michy Batshuayi | 2016/17 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €39m
13. Hakim Ziyech | 2020/21 by Ajax
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Transfer fee: €40 million
13. Tiemoué Bakayoko | 2017/18 by Monaco
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Transfer fee: €40 million
12. Andriy Shevchenko | 2006/07 by Milan
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Transfer fee: €43.9 million
11. Mateo Kovacic | 2019/20 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €45 million
10.Ben Chilwell | 2020/21 by Leicester
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Transfer fee: €50.2 million
9.Timo Werner | 2020/21 by RB Leipzig
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Transfer fee: €53m
8. Raheem Sterling | 2022/23 by Man City
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Transfer fee: €56.2 million
7. Jorginho | 2018/19 from Naples
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Transfer fee: €57 million
6. Fernando Torres | 2010/11 by Liverpool
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Transfer fee: €58.5 million
5. Christian Pulisic | 2018/19 by BVB
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Transfer fee: €64 million
4. Alvaro Morata | 2017/18 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €66 million
2. Kepa | 2018/19 from Bilbao
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Transfer fee: €80 million
2. Kai Havertz | 2020/21 from Leverkusen
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Transfer fee: €80 million
1. Romelu Lukaku | 2021/22 by Inter
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Transfer fee: €113m
The central defender played with Jorginho (30) in Naples and knows Edouard Mendy (30) from the national team. Juventus were also interested in signing Koulibalys as a replacement for Matthijs de Ligt (22), who was willing to change and could move to Bayern for around 75 million euros. The Senegalese has made 317 appearances for Napoli since his 7.75 million move in 2014.
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