• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Sports Bank

News. Sports. Arts & Entertainment. Politics

  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Archives
  • Media
  • The Sports Bank in Book Form
  • Premier League Book

Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Kalidou Koulibaly, Nathan Ake, Matthijs de Ligt

July 13, 2022 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Share

We’re in the off-season for club competition, most of the international play currently being staged are meaningless friendlies, so you know what that means?

It is indeed the summer silly season, i.e. time to talk some transfer rumors, and other assorted news items. So let’s jump right in with the latest buzz surrounding Chelsea, who announced their first signing of the summer, in Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling. The English international is part of Chelsea’s makeover in the final third, and that’s the topic we focused on over here at this link.

kalidou kouibaly

As for this post, we’ll focus on the revamping of the back line. According to ESPN, Chelsea are poised to sign Napoli central defender Kalibou Koulibaly, for a fee in the range of €40 million.

A report today on ESPN FC reads, “Personal terms are set to be finalized on what has been described by sources as a “long-term contract.” Reports elsewhere have suggested Koulibaly, 31, has been offered a five-year deal.”

Koulibaly has strongly been linked, over and over again, with a move to Manchester United in recent years, but no so much this summer. Chelsea, who have seen both Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid) and Andreas Christensen (FC Barcelona) leave on free transfers, need to beef up the back line this summer.

Nathan Ake

They could also lose Cesar Azpilicueta, who has also agreed terms on a two-year deal to join Barcelona and is waiting for them to cobble together a £7m transfer fee to bring him over.

You knew Chelsea would splash the cash on some new defenders, as new owner Todd Boehly looks to keep the success of Roman Abramovich going while also putting his stamp on the club. Manchester City central defender Nathan Ake remains a leading target, as we have previously chronicled.

Here’s the latest on the pursuit of the Dutchman, via the Evening Standard.

Another target (and Dutch international too by the way) that we have chronicled before is Juventus star Matthijs de Ligt. However, this is one option that probably won’t be realized. He prefers a move to Bayern Munich, and it’s time to give up on this one. You can read about that over at The Express.

Paul M. Banks is the owner/manager of The Bank (TheSportsBank.Net) and author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” as well as “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”

He has regularly appeared in WGN, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune, and he co-hosts the After Extra Time podcast, part of Edge of the Crowd Network. Follow him and the website on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow paulmbanks

Related Posts via Categories

  • Chelsea Set to Sign Marc Cucurella, Outbidding Manchester City
  • Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Marc Cucurella, Gaga Slonina, Frenkie De Jong
  • Chelsea FC Finally Announce Raheem Sterling Acquisition
  • Man City Defender Nathan Ake Closing in on Return to Chelsea
  • Chelsea Transfer Talk: Cristiano Ronaldo, Raheem Sterling, Hakim Ziyech
  • Raheem Sterling Set for £45m Transfer to Chelsea FC
  • Chelsea Pursuing Raheem Sterling, Nathan Ake in Man City Double Swoop
  • Manchester City Transfer Talk: Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus
  • Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Raheem Sterling, Rayan Ait-Nouri
  • Can Manchester City Accomplish Another Treble This Season?

Filed Under: Chelsea, Football/Soccer, Manchester City

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

newsnow_f_ab
online casinos not on Gamstop

Best Paypal Casinos

Recent Posts

  • Manchester United Transfer Talk: Alvaro Morata, Sasa Kalajdzic
  • Dan Marino (Exclusive) on How He Beat the 1985 Chicago Bears
  • Man United Thrashed By Brentford 4-0; Some of the Best Football Pundit Reactions
  • Liverpool Starting XI, Match Prediction vs Crystal Palace
  • Liverpool Team News vs Crystal Palace: Thiago, Matip, Konate, Jota
  • USA, Barca Defender Sergino Dest Being Pursued by Manchester United
  • Mike Singletary Exclusive: Chicago Bears Legend Champions Clean Water Cause
  • Northwestern QB Ryan Hilinski Wages a Bigger Battle Off the Field
  • Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman on Brave New NIL Era
  • Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Chelsea FC

From Our Sponsors

OnlineBettingMD

Online Sports Betting

Best football betting sites

 

From Our Sponsors


[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2022 ·Magazine Pro · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in