Home » Sport » Tuchel: It was very difficult to sign Koulibaly

Tuchel: It was very difficult to sign Koulibaly

Jakarta

Thomas Tuchel praise Kalidou Koulibaly as high as the sky. Manager Chelsea it is also difficult to recruit players from Napoli.

The Senegalese defender signed a four-year contract with the Blues last month. Chelsea spent up to 40 million euros for Napoli to want to let go.

Koulibaly became one of the best central defenders. The arrival of the 31-year-old player is expected to strengthen the back line because it is also carried away with difficulty.

ADVERTISEMENT

SCROLL TO RESUME CONTENT

“I personally and the staff followed him for many years and tried many times and never succeeded because it is very difficult to get players from Napoli, who are famous for the fact that they keep the squad together,” Tuchel was quoted as saying by Football Italia.

“He’s a leader. We got good information about him from Mendy and Jorginho. We got the same feedback, fantastic guy, leader in the dressing room, calm and a role model.”

Tuchel then explains what the greatness of Koulibaly is. He not only has great posture to tackle opponents, but he also has brains to play with.

“When you dig in and start looking at his play, analyzing his play, you see the quality in defence, quality in positioning, defensive timing,” Tuchel explained.

“He uses both feet to build, he is confident, mobile and very experienced. When we had the chance we did it. That was our top priority. Very happy he is with us,” Tuchel confirmed.

Watch Videos”Tuchel Ready to Drive Chelsea Players on Bus to Lille
[Gambas:Video 20detik]
(ran/mrp)

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.