Mauricio Pochettino is already facing an early headache as Chelsea boss with Kalidou Koulibaly unwilling to leave the club, according to a report on Metro.
The report states: “Koulibaly is among a group of senior players Chelsea are keen to move on, but that will be no straightforward task.
“The Senegal international’s £200,000-a-week wages will represent a significant stumbling block, while the 31-year-old is keen to remain at Chelsea and prove his worth.”
Addressing his future last week, Koulibaly said: “It is true it was difficult season,’ he said. ‘For me it was a very hard welcome because to come to the Premier League and have a season like this was not what I was thinking about, but football is like this, life is like this.
“I hope next year we are going to see a better version of Chelsea and a better version of me to help the team and to win something next year.”
