Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly has signed a new five-year contract with Napoli, the Serie A club have confirmed.
The 27-year-old centre-back has committed his future to the Italian club until June 30, 2023.
Koulibaly has been heavily linked with Chelsea for much of the last year and Maurizio Sarri s move to Stamford Bridge encouraged talk that he could follow him to the Premier League.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claimed in August that he had rejected three €90million offers from English clubs for a player he considers to be the best defender in the world, probably .
It has been speculated there could be a release clause in the region of €100m in Koulibaly s new deal, although Napoli did not disclose any such details.
The Senegal international has made 125 appearances in Serie A since signing from Genk in 2014, scoring eight goals.
We are delighted to announce that Kalidou has signed a new deal with the club until 30 June 2023.
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli)