Chelsea Defender Kalidou Koulibaly Makes Bold Claim About English Premier League Title

• Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly believes Chelsea can win the English Premier League title
• The Blues have had a slow start to the Premier League season, leading to the sacking of Thomas Tuchel
• The London club were dealt a huge blow after suffering defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday

Kalidou Koulibaly has made a bold claim about Chelsea's chances of winning the English Premier League title.

The London club have had a slow start to the season, with manager Thomas Tuchel shown the exit, leading to the appointment of Graham Potter.

Potter suffered his first defeat since taking over as manager, losing 4-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Despite being ten points adrift of leaders Arsenal, Koulibaly is confident Chelsea will make a major comeback to win the English Premier League.

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"It will be Chelsea at the end of the season. I want to write history here," he said when asked about Chelsea's chances in an interview with Corriere della Sera.

“I arrive with a coach who wanted me at all costs, and then he leaves. Both [Thomas] Tuchel and [Graham] Potter play with the three-man defences; I was used to a four with Napoli. It's another string to my bow, you never stop learning."

"I knew I was going to have a hard time, and that’s proved true. Even [Gianfranco] Zola and [Didier] Drogba had anticipated that for me," he added.

Koulibaly has made eleven appearances across all competitions for Chelsea, since joining the English giants in the summer transfer window.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winner will lead Senegal to the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

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Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly believes an African country can win the World Cup

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes the time for an African country to win the FIFA World Cup is now, as Senegal prepare for the tournament in November and December with friendlies against Bolivia and Iran.

The African champions are currently in Orleans, France preparing for their friendly against Bolivia on Saturday.

Koulibaly, who was a member of the Senegal team that disappointingly exited the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the group stage, is confident of Africa's chances at the Mundial in Qatar.