Kalidou Koulibaly is on course to sign Chelsea but Todd Boehly might just be getting scammed Chelsea are about to complete a mega-deal for Senegalese centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly but it reeks of incompetence from their new Chelsea Chelsea are on course to complete a €40 million transfer for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly according to multiple reports. The Senegalese defender has been at Napoli for eight years and now appears to be leaving the club and looks set to be Chelsea’s first big signing under new management. Koulibaly has been one of the world’s best central defenders for a while and signing him should be a big deal for Chelsea but somehow it feels like they are about to get scammed. Signing Koulibaly is a bad idea Chelsea landing Kalidou Koulibaly would have been a fantastic deal…two or three years ago not in 2022 and certainly not for €40 million. Chelsea are closing in on Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly ALSO READ Chelsea drop home jersey for 2022|23 season [Photos] Chelsea launch £33m bid for Napoli''s colossal Senegalese Chelsea: Raheem Sterling will become Blue''s highest-paid player Not to be ageist or anything but Kalidou Koulibaly only recently turned 31 years old which means his best years are behind him.