Koulibaly speaks on why he joined Chelsea

Chelsea have welcomed a second major signing this summer in the person of Kalidou Koulibaly, who they signed from the Italian side Napoli.

Koulibaly in the latest statement has opened up on why he agreed to leave the Seria A for the EPL.

According to the Senegal international, he joined Chelsea because the Blues wanted him at Stamford Bridge.

He added that Edouard Mendy and Jorghinho were the two Chelsea players who made it easier for him to move to Stamford Bridge.

This comes after the Blues officially announced the signing of Koulibaly on Saturday morning.

“I’m very happy to be here with this team at Chelsea,” Koulibaly was quoted by Chelsea’s official website as saying.

“It’s a big team in the world and my dream was always to play in the Premier League.

“Chelsea came first to get me in 2016 but we didn’t make it. Now when they came to me, I accepted it because they really wanted me to come to the Premier League to play for them. When I spoke to my good friends Edou and Jorginho, they made my choice easier, so I’m really happy to be with you today.

“I want to thank the fans because I saw a lot of them in London and on the plane everybody was happy for me to be here. So I want to thank them and I hope the season will be really good and we will give some good moments to the fans,” he said.