{"id":12641,"date":"2023-06-21T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=325165"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:50:11","slug":"koulibaly-signs-for-al-hilal-reports-fabrizio-romano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/koulibaly-signs-for-al-hilal-reports-fabrizio-romano\/","title":{"rendered":"Koulibaly signs for Al Hilal, reports Fabrizio Romano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to renowned football journalist Fabrizio Romano, a verbal agreement has been reached between Chelsea for Koulibaly and Saudi Arabian club named Al Hilal involved. This potential transfer marks a significant move in the career of the Senegalese center-back, who has been an integral part of Chelsea\u2019s and Napoli\u2019s defensive line for several seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano, known for his reliable insights into the world of football transfers, recently announced through his social media channels that Kalidou Koulibaly has agreed to a move to Al Hilal. While no official contract has been signed as of yet, the verbal agreement between the player and the Saudi Arabian club signals a promising step forward in the negotiation process.<\/p>\n<p>Kalidou Koulibaly has established himself as one of the most talented defenders in world football over the years. He began his professional career in Belgium before moving to Italian side Genk in 2012. After catching the eye with his commanding performances, he secured a transfer to Italian powerhouse Napoli in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Napoli, Koulibaly showcased his exceptional defensive abilities, combining strength, speed, and tactical awareness. He became a crucial figure in the club\u2019s defense and earned a reputation as one of the best defenders in Serie A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea\u2019s defender Kalidou Koulibaly will play for the Saudi Arabian club named Al Hilal in the upcoming season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":34910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3578,312,1823],"class_list":["post-12641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-al-hilal","tag-chelsea","tag-fabrizio-romano"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}