Chelsea had also pursued Napoli 's Kalidou Koulibaly .
The fact Chelsea were scrambling to put together a cut - price deal to bring Luiz back to Stamford Bridge suggested to me it was a club signing rather than one driven by Conte .
Chelsea had also pursued Napoli 's Kalidou Koulibaly , so the fact they were scrambling to put together a cut - price deal to bring Luiz back to Stamford Bridge suggested to me it was a club signing rather than one driven by Conte .