Coulibaly moved to Napoli from Genk in 2014. Initially, he had problems with Rafael Benitez, but after joining the club Maurizio Sarri Culiballi grew into one of the best defenders of Serie A. Interest in Senegalese was attributed to many clubs, including Everton and Chelsea, but Kalidu is not against spending the rest of his career in Naples.

"For the sake of my family and fans, and if the contract is good, I'm ready to sign and stay forever in Napoli," said Culibaly La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I'm really happy in Napoli. The city and the club gave me everything. I want to repay Neapolitans, giving them the Scudetto ".

"Here I have made significant progress. After moving to Italy, it took me a year to adapt, it was not easy. But then I told myself that I deserve to be in this magnificent team. And he began to work hard. And I do not intend to stop ".

"I had some problems with Benitez. But I forced myself to prove that the club was not mistaken by signing me and that I can become one of the best defenders of Serie A ".

"When Sarri came, he said:" Listen to me and become a champion. It was important, it gave me confidence when things did not go well. The match in the Europa League against Bruges became a turning point for me and for the team.

I would say that this is the key moment in my career ".

In this season, Coulibaly continues to support the reputation of one of the best defenders of the championship of Italy. On the account of the 26-year-old Senegalese, 4 goals and an assistant in 19 Serie A games. After 20 rounds, Napoli leads in the standings, ahead of Juventus by 1 point.

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