Agent coy on Koulibaly-Chelsea links

By Football Italia staff

Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent suggests Chelsea’s chances of signing the Napoli stopper depend on Champions League qualification and Maurizio Sarri’s future.

Chelsea have continually been linked with Koulibaly since Antonio Conte’s appointment in the summer of 2016, and Bruno Satin admitted he did not know whether the Senegalese or Sarri would stay at Napoli.

“Transfers? There’s always a need to refresh things at a club, and that implies a change of players or staff, but I have no information about Napoli, although they certainly need to improve,” he told Radio Crc.

“Koulibaly, Sarri and Hysaj to Chelsea? I don’t know anything, neither do I know if Chelsea will qualify for the Champions League or not.

“It’s important to understand how the season will end because important players want to play the Champions League.

“Is Koulibaly worth €100m? The market and De Laurentiis will decide because Kalidou has no release clause.

“The President may also decide to keep him because he considers him important for the team.

“I don’t know if these three games will be his last for Napoli because there have been offers every year, but Koulibaly has always ended up staying, so he won’t necessarily leave.

“It’s difficult to make predictions now, plus there’s also a need to understand what Sarri will do.”

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