This summer, Chelsea is involved in a defender pursuit that appears to be shifting slightly. Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is desperate to bolster his backline after a free agent move exited Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer.
Thomas Tuchel needs to replace both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer, and neither has been replaced as of this writing.
There is talk of Nathan Ake returning to Stamford Bridge this summer, but they will need to sign at least another center-back.
Matthijs De Ligt appears to be a priority target, but Bayern Munich is also interested in him, and his asking price may be too high anyway.
Chelsea appears to be making backup plans and moving forward with them, having met with the agent of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly over the weekend, as cited by Football Italia.
Napoli is expected to demand around £34 million for the 31-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract.
However, Chelsea isn’t the only team interested in Koulibaly, with Di Marzio claiming that Juventus is as well.
