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'Welcome to Chelsea!': Club legend John Terry lauds 'top signing' Kalidou Koulibaly as the Senegal captain follows Raheem Sterling in joining Thomas Tuchel's men in £34m deal as next piece of Todd Boehly's revolution

John Terry has heaped praise on Kalidou Koulibaly after the Senegalese captain Joined Chelsea.

Koulibaly was officially announced as Chelsea's latest signing on Saturday morning after joining from Napoli for £34 million.

He played 317 games in eight seasons for the Italian club and won the Copa Italia in 2020.

Replying to Chelsea's Instagram post announcing the signing, Terry said: ‘Welcome to Chelsea. Good Luck mate,' before adding in another post: ‘Top signing this is'.

Koulibaly will be a welcome addition for a club that looked short on centre backs after losing Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.