Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile joins Napoli on season-long loan

[p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] is pleased to announce the signing of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/badiashile-benoit/bqJ7TZrU/"]Benoit Badiashile[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]... on an initial loan move with an option to purchase,"[/b] the Serie A side said in a statement.[/p][p]The 25-year-old centre-back joined Chelsea from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] in January 2023 in a deal reportedly worth 37 million euros (£31.5m).[/p][embed guid="08e6f9d7-9c5f-411e-940e-d220ca54de18" url="https://x.com/sscnapoli/status/2091189606372810964" social-type="twitter" /][p]Badiashile made 71 appearances in all competitions for the Premier League club, scoring twice, but an injury-hit campaign limited him to just eight league appearances last season.[/p][p]He joins a Napoli side that won the Serie A title in 2025 and finished second last season behind Inter Milan.[/p][p]The club changed coaches during the close season, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conte-antonio/23vSAc12/"]Antonio Conte[/a] departing and Massimiliano Allegri taking charge.[/p][p]Napoli open their Serie A campaign at home to Genoa on Saturday.[/p]