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Chelsea to tie up £30m star Kalidou Koulibaly as Napoli finally admit defeat in bid to keep wantaway defender

CHELSEA are set to tied up a £30million deal for defender Kalidou Koilubaly after he decided his time at Napoli was over.

The Senegalese centre-half had long been fancied by the Stamford Bridge outfit.

Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly is on the brink of becoming a Chelsea player

However, talks hit a snag over Napoli’s refusal to let him go and their unwillingness to agree a fee with Antonio Conte’s side.

But after negotiations over a new contract between the Serie A side and the player deteriorated, he decided his future lay elsewhere.

Koulibaly is rated so highly that it is said Conte wants to build his team around the 25-year-old.

Kalidou Koulibaly
Talks over a new contract at Napoli stalled for the highly-rated defender
Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte appears to have won the race for £30m-rated Kalidou Koulibaly

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Arsenal were also interested but it appears Chelsea have got their man – at a cost.

The Blues have been interested since May, trying to overcome complications over image rights.

And it appears stubborn Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has finally conceded the case is lost.

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