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Talented youngster Coulibaly has been attracting interest from across Europe. As things stand, he has taken in just two competitive appearances for Dortmund. He made his debut in a Champions League clash with FC Copenhagen in November 2022.
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Coulibaly’s Bundesliga bow arrived in April 2023, with useful experience being picked up on loan since then. He has spent time with Royal Antwerp in Belgium and Ligue 1 outfit Brest - with important minutes, including Champions League outings, being picked up there.
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It is now being claimed that the commanding centre-half - who spent time in Paris Saint-Germain’s academy system before heading to Germany - could be readying himself for a Premier League switch.
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Any deal would, however, see him return to his native France for the 2025-26 campaign. Sky Sports report that: “Chelsea have held talks about signing Borussia Dortmund's 21-year-old centre back Soumaila Coulibaly with a view to him playing for Strasbourg.”
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Coulibaly has been capped by France at youth level through to the U20 set-up and is considered to have plenty of potential still to be unlocked in his game. Chelsea may be the ones to benefit from that on a long-term basis.