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Agent talks £48m star amid Chelsea interest: Antonio Conte will be disappointed
KALIDOU KOULIBALY won’t be joining Chelsea in the summer, according to his agent.
Antonio Conte is keen to strengthen his defensive options.
Napoli centre-half Koulibaly was linked with a move to Stamford Bridge last summer and the Blues saw a £58million bid rejected.
The 25-year-old only signed a new five-year deal in September and it is thought he could fetch around £48m.
Kalidou Koulibaly was linked with a move to Chelsea last summer
Antonio Conte has made Kalidou Koulibaly one of his top summer targets
We had requests from nobody, Koulibaly will stay at Napoli. There is no release clause in his contract
But Koulibaly’s agent, Bruno Satin, insists his client will honour his contract.
“We’ve just extended our contract with Napoli and we want to stay”, Satin said.
“Napoli can enjoy the performances until 2021.
“We had requests from nobody, Koulibaly will stay at Napoli.
“There is no release clause included in his contract with the club.
“These, however, are private matters which only concern the player and the club.”
The news will be a bitter blow to Conte, who had made Koulibaly one of his top transfer targets.