Badiashile: ‘A great honour’ as defender joins Napoli from Chelsea
Benoit Badiashile has spoken for the first time since completing his move to Napoli, hailing the switch from Chelsea in a message to supporters on Instagram.Writing in Italian, the France centre-back ...
Benoit Badiashile expressed his excitement about joining Napoli from Chelsea in a message on Instagram. The French centre-back praised the opportunity to become part of such a prestigious club with rich history. He pledged to give his all for the shirt and the city of Napoli, shouting "Forza Napoli!" The French defender has completed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy for €20m.
Napoli will pay €3m for the loan, with the buy option potentially reaching €27m once add-ons and bonuses are included. Badiashile is Napoli's second first-team arrival of the summer transfer window after Costantino Favasuli from Catanzaro. The club also exercised buy options on Rasmus Hojlund, Alisson Santos and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic this summer.
Chelsea signed Badiashile from Monaco for €37m in January 2023, but he only made 42 Premier League appearances across four seasons.
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