Kalidou Koulibaly backed to be a 'top' Chelsea signing as Raheem Sterling prediction made

Here are your latest Chelsea morning headlines on Friday, July 15.

The Senegal international is set to pen a four-year deal with the Blues after Chelsea and Napoli agreed upon a £34million transfer fee.

With Matthijs de Ligt seemingly off to Bayern Munich, next on Thomas Tuchel's wishlist was Edouard Mendy's international teammate, who is expected to be a direct replacement for Antonio Rudiger.

And Ally McCoist of talkSPORT is backing this 'top' signing to perform well in the Premier League amid age concerns that have been highlighted by rival fans, who are less convinced.

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McCoist said: "Got to be said, (I’m) quite happy at this moment in time. I was worried about Lukaku leaving, as one thing, but you could tell I was more concerned about the centre-back situation losing (Andreas) Christensen and (Antonio) Rudiger.

"So I’m pleased, I think Koulibaly is one of those players, a couple of years ago, I thought was in top form and looked one of the best centre-backs in Europe. I know he’s 31, however I think it’ll be a great signing and we need another one."

What a first 48 hours or so it has been for the first men's recruit of the Todd Boehly era.

From having his signing confirmed to being thrust straight into first team training upon arrival in the USA, Sterling's first two days as a Chelsea player have certainly been busy to say the least.

Whether he features against Club America this weekend in the first pre-season game remains to be seen. His performances across the season are of some interest to McCoist, who has made his prediction on the 27-year-old ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

He said: "Raheem Sterling, I’m really