Kalidou Koulibaly completes his £20m move to Al-Hilal after just one season at Chelsea

Kalidou Koulibaly has left Chelsea just twelve months after signing for the Blues to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal in a £20million move.

The 32-year-old joined Chelsea from Napoli in a deal worth £34million last summer, penning a four year deal as one of a number of signings brought in as Todd Boehly oversaw an ill-fated £600million overhaul to the Blues squad.

During his sole season at the club, Koulibaly made 32 appearances and netted twice in all competitions for the Blues.

However, a hamstring injury towards the end of the season limited his involvement as Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League and slumped to a twelfth-place finish under returning boss Frank Lampard.

A statement on the club’s website thanked Koulibaly for his efforts at Stamford Bridge.

Koulibaly made 32 appearances in his sole season at Stamford Bridge but saw the latter part of his campaign curtailed by injury

At Al-Hilal, the Senegalese defender he can count Ruben Neves in addition to former former Premier League stars Matheus Pereira and Andre Carrillo as teammates at the 68,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium.

The Riyadh-based club have won a record four AFC Champions League titles, and recently made headlines for their attempts to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, offering the Belgium international a reported £21m-a-year deal.

Meanwhile Koulibaly joins a number of Chelsea stars who are likely to depart the club this summer as incoming boss Mauricio Pochettino looks to overhaul his squad ahead of the coming campaign.

N’Golo Kante will join Karim Benzema at Al-Ittihad when his contract expires at the end of this month, while fellow Champions League-winner Edouard Mendy is on the verge of departing West London ahead of a move to Al-Ahli.

Meanwhile Mateo Kovacic looks set to join Premier League champions Man City in a £25m deal and Kai Havertz will join Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, with an official announcement expected in the coming days.

32-year-old joins former Blues teammate N’Golo Kante in the burgeoning Saudi Pro League