Soumaïla Coulibaly, who is just 21 years old. According to close sources, discussions between the two clubs are at an advanced stage.
If an agreement is successfully reached, the plan is not for Coulibaly to immediately join Chelsea’s first-team squad. Instead, he is expected to spend the 2025/26 season on loan at RC Strasbourg, the French club also owned by Chelsea’s parent company, BlueCo. This strategic move would allow the promising centre-back to gain further first-team experience in Ligue 1 while remaining within the wider Chelsea development network
