Chelsea had signed Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli on a four years contract to replace Rudiger, the guy is a very solid and quality defender who will compliment Tiago Silva at Chelsea backline he is a perfect replacement, though he is 31 he is playing at the top level and one of the best centre back in Europe that is why he was signed for a four years contract despite being 31 while Tiago is 37, I believe the duo has the needed experience to assist Chelsea in their defence, hopefully he will settle down and adapt quickly before the commencement of the premier league in August 5.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62168549Chelsea main hunt is De Ligt, but the agreement between the two parties is very complicated so far, especially since Bayern Munich has interfered in this transfer because Bayern Munich offer is bigger than Chelsea offer. Perhaps from this Chelsea turned their attention to Kalidou Koulibaly who seems to be the most appropriate solution for their defense next season. I think Tuchel besides getting Kalidou Koulibaly he will also monitor the developments that happen to De ligt. he really wants to get De ligt.
De Ligt's price was too expensive and negotiations with Juventus did not end until finally Chelsea chose to bring in Koulibaly from Napoli, Koulibaly's quality is very good and he is much more experienced. And after signing Koulibaly I think Chelsea will stop chasing De Ligt. because the position of the two players is the same and it is impossible for Chelsea to bring in both of them for one of them to fill the bench because both are quality players.
I also think the same as you, De Light's price is too high, I doubt Chelsea are willing to buy a defender for over 90 million euros. That's why
Chelsea chose to sign Koulibaly, which is a more reasonable price than De Light. In addition, Chelsea also plans to bring in Nathan Ake from
Man City, it seems that Chelsea has already backed down to pursue De Light. Moreover, Bayern finally sold Lewandowski for 50 million euros,
the money from the sale of Lewandowski can be used by Bayern to make a new offer to Juventus to be able to bring in De Light. So it is very likely
that Bayern will get De Light, because Bayern now have the money and from the start they were very serious about signing De Light. If Bayern
can bring in De Light, besides being able to strengthen Bayern's back line, at least the arrival of De Light can entertain Bayern supporters
who are disappointed by the loss of Lewandowski.
