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Kalidou Koulibaly pens emotional farewell to Napoli fans to thank them for creating a 'love story' during eight years in Italy... with the centre back jetting off to Las Vegas to join up with Chelsea ahead of sealing £34m move

Kalidou Koulibaly has posted an emotional goodbye message to Napoli fans ahead of his £34million move from Chelsea.

The powerful defender has completed his medical in London and he comes in to replace Antonio Rudiger, who left this summer on a free to join Real Madrid.

But Koulibaly, 31, first penned a farewell to supporters of his former club on social media, thanking them for creating a 'love story' during his eight years in Italy.

Defender Kalidou Koulibaly (above) has posted an emotional goodbye message to Napoli fans
The 31-year-old Senegalese star is set to join Thomas Tuchel's Blues in a deal worth u00a334million

On his Twitter account, he posted a picture of himself on a plane to America to join Chelsea's pre-season tour with the caption: 'Napoli, terra mia' - translated to 'Naples, my land' - followed by a blue heart and signing off with his name.