‘He’s miles off’: TalkSPORT pundit says £33m player looks nowhere near good enough to play for Chelsea

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Jamie O’Hara claims that Kalidou Koulibaly looks miles off it right now in a Chelsea shirt.

Koulibaly, 31, completed a move from Napoli to Chelsea at the start of the season in a £33million deal.

The Senegal defender has proven over several years just how good he can be in Serie A with Napoli, which is why there was real excitement from Blues supporters at Stamford Bridge when he joined.

However, the centre-back has found it extremely difficult to hit top gear during his opening few months in west London.

Koulibaly looks miles off it

TalkSPORT pundit O’Hara ripped into Chelsea’s No.26 after his latest performance on the weekend in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.

“Kalidou Koulibaly – I don’t know what they have seen in him. because I think he’s miles off it,” O’Hara told talkSPORT.

Koulibaly, along with some of his teammates, didn’t impress on New Year’s day in the draw away to Forest.

The centre-half was severely outpaced on several occasions by Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi, who looked to have the beating of him every time.

O’Hara’s suggestion is that Koulibaly isn’t good enough to play for Chelsea based off what we’ve seen from him at the club, which is a fair enough assessment to make at this stage.

The serious worry should be whether the experienced defender has the game to deal with the pace and power of Premier League football.

Calciomeracto recently claimed that Chelsea may be open to selling Koulibaly just months after signing him.

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