TransferFootball ItaliaUnverified source· 19 Aug 2026
Badiashile lands in Italy for Napoli medical
Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile has touched down in Italy to complete his loan switch to Napoli.
B. Badiashile
player
Player
Benoit Badiashile
Position
Centre-back
From
Chelsea
To
Napoli
Fee
€3m loan, €27m option to buy
What happened. Benoit Badiashile has arrived in Italy ahead of his move to Napoli, with a medical scheduled for Wednesday.
- Initial season-long loan costs €3m, with a €27m option to buy.
- He is set to become Napoli's second defender signing this summer after Costantino Favasuli.
- Napoli's defence is stretched with three centre-backs injured.
Badiashile will bolster Napoli's defence, which is missing several key centre-backs due to injury.
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