Report: £33m Chelsea player is about to buy a new house in London, despite claims Blues want to sell him

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Chelsea’s Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly about to buy a new house in London.

This comes at a time when the £33million Blues defender is linked with a potential move away from Stamford Bridge, though.

According to The Athletic, Koulibaly enjoys living in the English capital and is in the process of purchasing a new home in the city.

The 31-year-old’s had struggles on the pitch during his debut season so far as a Chelsea player, but it sounds like life away from work is going well.

Koulibaly’s reputation has taken a bit of a battering in the last few months due to his Chelsea form.

The powerful centre-back built up a reputation as one of Europe’s top defenders due to so many years of success at Napoli, but the transition into English football has not been so smooth.

Journalist Simon Phillips reported to GiveMeSport earlier this month that Chelsea are prepared to listen to offers for Koulibaly and may be prepared to sell due to Levi Colwill’s emergence.

Koulibaly has watched on from the bench in recent games after being dropped by Graham Potter.

Will he get a chance to try redeem himself this week, though?

Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile has been the preferred centre-back combination that has impressed in recent weeks, but the latter is unavailable to play in Wednesday’s Champions League tie away to Borussia Dortmund.

If selected, Koulibaly would have a great opportunity to try get back into the good books of both the manager and supporters.

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