Official: Koulibaly signs with Al-Hilal SFC – Chelsea exit after just one year

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Kalidou Koulibaly’s move to Saudi Arabia is official. On Sunday evening, Chelsea confirmed the departure of the central defender after just one year. As expected, the 32-year-old Senegalese joins Al-Hilal SFC, who are reportedly paying 23 million euros.

Koulibaly only moved from SSC Napoli to London in the summer of 2022 for 38 million euros, but was unable to build on his performances in Italy there. Its market value fell from 35 million to 15 million – by another 10 million euros in the most recent update alone.

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18 Andrew Robertson | Liverpool | Market value minus: € -8 million

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New market value: €40 million
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17 Joe Gomez | Liverpool | Market value minus: € -8 million

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New market value: €22 million

16 Granit Xhaka | Arsenal | Market value minus: € -8 million

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New market value: €20 million

15 Kevin De Bruyne | Man City | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €70 million

14 Antony | United | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €60 million

13 Wesley Fofana | Chelsea | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €55 million

11 Mykhaylo Mudryk | Chelsea | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €50 million

11 Heung Min Son | Tottenham | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €50 million

10 Jadon Sancho | United | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €45 million

9 Casemiro | United | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €40 million

7 Alison | Liverpool | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €35 million

7 Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €35 million

6 Jorginho | Arsenal | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €25 million

5 Robert Sanchez | Brighton | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €22 million

3 Diego Carlos | Aston Mansion | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €20 million

3 Riyadh Mahrez | Man City | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €20 million

2 Kalidou Koulibaly | Chelsea | Market value minus: -10 million €

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New market value: €15 million

1 Ivan Toney | Brentford | Market value minus: -15 million €

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New market value: €35 million

After Rúben Neves, Koulibaly is the second significant signing of the third-placed player last season. Al-Hilal paid Wolverhampton Wanderers €55m for the Portuguese. In the Blues, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (31) and offensive all-rounder Hakim Ziyech (30) are likely to switch two more players to the Saudi Pro League, critics suspect financial doping (to the background).

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