CHELSEA are closing in on deals to offload Hakim Ziyech and Kalidou Koulibaly to clubs in Saudi Arabia, after N'Golo Kante became the latest player to move there.
Kante has agreed to sign for Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad on a three-year contract and his exit from Chelsea was confirmed late last night.
Ziyech is poised to join Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in an £8million deal, while Al Hilal hope to seal a move for Koulibaly.
Offloading Ziyech (below) and Koulibaly would be a major boost for Chelsea, who will earn transfer fees and save millions on wages on two unwanted players.
Ziyech has never fully lived up to expectations following his £33.6m move from Ajax in 2020, while Koulibaly has struggled since his £34m move from Napoli last year.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has previously done business in Saudi Arabia and was pictured earlier this month with Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.
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