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Koulibaly ‘ready’, says Silva

Thiago Silva has revealed the Chelsea backline communicates in multiple languages during games.

The 37-year-old raved about his new team-mate following the introduction of summer signing Kalidou Koulibaly.

He said: “It was good. He is a player with a lot of experience.

“He played in Italian football, which for me is the best defensive schooling you can possibly receive.

“He is ready for our ideas. He played 70 minutes, and on Saturday he will be ready to play 90.

“Normally we speak in French, because Edou does too, and Azpi, it worked well.

“The communication is not a problem, we can speak many different languages together.”