Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea have confirmed the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli in a deal worth £34million on a three-year contract.
The Senegalese defender rejected a move to Serie A giants Juventus to preserve his iconic status in Naples.
The towering centreback is willing to learn at Chelsea and is not worried about playing in a back three which has been coach Thomas Tuchel’s forte.
It has been a life-long dream of the 31-year-old to play in the Premier League and he believes he will be able to compete for the biggest prizes at the Blues.
Speaking on the signing of the defender, manager Thomas Tuchel expressed his satisfaction with the business that the club had done.
‘’I’m very happy with him signing and joining our team.
‘’He’s now the second signing of the summer and again we have a strong player, a strong personality with big experience. From our point of view, he’s a perfect addition to the group.’’
Koulibaly flew out to the USA to join his new teammates after undergoing his medicals in London ahead of their pre season friendlies but it is unlikely that he plays in the game against Orlando City which kicks off 2.30am Nigerian time (Sunday morning).
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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