NEW BOY KALI IS TERRY GOOD
CHELSEA midfielder Jorginho rates Kalidou Koulibaly so highly he believes the Senegal colossus will wear John Terry’s old No.26 shirt with distinction. Legendary centre-back Terry has already given his seal of approval to the £34million defender who replaces Antonio Rudiger.
While Jorginho admitted Koulibaly is not yet aware of the significance of the shirt, he believes it will not weigh heavy on his friend and team-mate.
“He has a big personality and I am pretty sure and hope so much that he does so well in the same way,’’ said Jorginho.
“He obviously won’t have the same impact because of the all the history that
Terry has, and he is respectful for
Terry. But I hope the shirt number brings him luck.”
Terry, who lifted 15 major trophies and reached three finals with Chelsea, tweeted last week: “Top signing this is.”
Jorginho added: “I think in time Kalidou will realise the importance of the shirt number and will bring with him respect for that number, showing respect and worth.”
Asked about the role he played in the Koulibaly’s transfer, Jorginho – who played with him at Napoli – revealed he began pushing for his friend to join him at
Chelsea some time ago.
“Last year,” he laughed. “It was a lot. We always said as a joke: ‘Let’s play together again, let’s play together again.’
“It never happened
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“I was like, ‘Come on, come to Chelsea.and he was like,‘ah yeah I would like to’. It has been a long time since we played together.”
Jorginho believes Koulibaly is the perfect replacement for the combative Rudiger, who is now at Real Madrid.
He said: “I think so. He was the best choice and I said before that the first name it has to be is Kalidou Koulibaly.
“Because of the player he is and the person he is in the changing room. He can add to the club and to his team-mates.
“He is an experienced player, but not just brilliant when he is on the pitch.as a person in the changing room he is just amazing. He is such a nice guy and will bring a lot to this
club.”