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He also scored his second Chelsea goal in a London derby away to Fulham.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, these contributions were not enough to pass him as a success at Stanford Bridge. He made 32 appearances for the Blues during his sole campaign at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/west-ham-target-denis-zakaria-as-a-potential-replacement-for-declan-rice-this-summer\/\">West Ham target Denis Zakaria as a potential replacement for Declan Rice this summer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Chelsea working on cutting down their bloated squad this summer under Mauricio Pochettino, the Senegal international has become one of the casualties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal for an undisclosed fee and now becomes the second Chelsea player to move to the Middle East this summer after N&#8217;Golo Kante&#8217;s move to Al-Ititihad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement confirming the defender&#8217;s exit, Chelsea said: &#8220;We would like to thank Kalidou for his contributions on and off the pitch during his time at Stamford Bridge and wish him well for the next stage of his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the news was confirmed, the 32-year-old also posted a thank-you message on his Twitter handle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;From my first game to my last, it was an honour to wear this badge,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Last season wasn&#8217;t the one we wanted, but I want to thank the fans and everyone at the club for your support.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Koulibaly is also Al-Hilal&#8217;s second high-profile signing this month after they added Wolves captain Ruben Neves to their ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u15efE\u14aa\u1455O\u15f0E KO\u144c\u14aaI\u15f7\u15e9\u14aaY <br>\ud83e\udd1d\ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fahad_Alotaibi_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fahad_Alotaibi_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkoulibaly26?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kkoulibaly26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlHilal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AlHilal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rvGfTLdjbc\">pic.twitter.com\/rvGfTLdjbc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alhilal_EN\/status\/1673035204749918211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Napoli centre-back is not the last Chelsea player that will sign for a Saudi Pro League club his summer. 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Read more: West Ham target Denis Zakaria as a potential replacement for Declan Rice this summer With Chelsea working on cutting down their bloated squad this summer under Mauricio Pochettino, the Senegal international has become one of the casualties.&nbsp; He has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal for an undisclosed fee and now becomes the second Chelsea player to move to the Middle East this summer after N&#8217;Golo Kante&#8217;s move to Al-Ititihad.&nbsp; In a statement confirming the defender&#8217;s exit, Chelsea said: &#8220;We would like to thank Kalidou for his contributions on and off the pitch during his time at Stamford Bridge and wish him well for the next stage of his career.&#8221; After the news was confirmed, the 32-year-old also posted a thank-you message on his Twitter handle.&nbsp; &#8220;From my first game to my last, it was an honour to wear this badge,&#8221; he said.&nbsp; &#8220;Last season wasn&#8217;t the one we wanted, but I want to thank the fans and everyone at the club for your support.&#8221; Meanwhile, Koulibaly is also Al-Hilal&#8217;s second high-profile signing this month after they added Wolves captain Ruben Neves to their ranks. 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