Sensational news on the future of the Senegalese central defender, ready to return to our championship after a few years of absence.
After eight years at Napoli, a club where he proved himself as one of the strongest central defenders around, in the summer of 2022 Kalidou Koulibaly he decided to leave, both to try a new experience in his career and to move to a club that guaranteed him a much higher salary than the one he received in blue. In fact, it was the catch-all Chelsea that injected 42 million euros into the Neapolitan coffers.
However, his experience in London was not the best, and the player, often targeted by critics, was soon relegated to the fringes of the squad, until becoming redundant after just a year. So last summer, which was the year of the total explosion of Arab football, it was the Al Hilal to buy him from the Blues and put astronomical sums on his salary for him.
However, Koulibaly is still relatively young. The 1991 class will turn 33 on June 20th, and he can still speak for himself at high levels. It is precisely for this reason that the lure of Serie A is starting to make itself felt on himand that the African player could soon sign the contract that would make him return after just two seasons away from the beautiful country.
KK still in Italy
According to some market rumors Juventus has set its sights on Kalidou Koulibaly to strengthen its defense in the summer. The former Napoli player is an element of great depth, and would guarantee experience and solidity in the Juventus back pack.
Especially in case the Old Lady then loses Gleison Bremer, courted by the big names in Europe (above all Manchester United), the siege against KK would start instantly. Apparently the Turin company is ready to put it on the table 25 million euros to purchase it.
Is Koulibaly betraying his old colours?
The idea of returning to the championship that made him great, and of being able to compete at high levels again, pleases the central defender quite a bit, but he wouldn’t want to do something like that to his old Neapolitan fans.
Koulibaly was among the symbolic players in the period in which the Azzurri were competing for the scudetto against Juventus, and for this reason a move to old rivals would be even more disappointing for the place.
