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Koulibaly claims Chelsea will win the Premier League title ahead of Arsenal and Man City as he aims to ‘write history’
Kalidou Koulibaly has made the bold prediction that Chelsea can win the Premier League this season by finishing ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal.
The defender from Senegal who recently transferred to Stamford Bridge from Napoli has seen his former team become a contender for the Italian domestic championship.
Koulibaly has made 11 appearances for Chelsea so far, scoring one goal and receiving one red card for a team that is still looking for consistency.
Koulibaly is hoping to see his new employers do the same, with the 31-year-old centre-half convinced that he can “write history” in west London.
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Koulibaly has told Corriere della Sera when asked about the battle for top spot in the Premier League: “It will be Chelsea at the end of the season, I want to write history here.”
He added on an eventful start to his debut campaign in England: “I arrive with a coach who wanted me at all costs, and then he leaves. Both [Thomas] Tuchel and [Graham] Potter play with the three-man defences, I was used to a four with Napoli. It’s another string to my bow, you never stop learning. I knew I was going to have a hard time, and that’s proved true. Even [Gianfranco] Zola and [Didier] Drogba had anticipated that for me.”
After both teams have participated in midweek European activity, the table-topping Arsenal is the next domestic opponent on the schedule for Chelsea. The Gunners are scheduled to visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday.