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Chelsea books medical as Napoli finalizes Benoit Badiashile deal

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 18, 2026, 1:05 PM

Last updated Aug 18, 2026

Chelsea books medical as Napoli finalizes Benoit Badiashile deal

Summary

Benoit Badiashile is set to join Napoli from Chelsea, with a medical scheduled this week. After lengthy negotiations, the clubs reached an agreement involving a €3m loan fee and a €27m buy option. The French defender's move has faced delays, and he may not be available for Napoli's Serie A opener against Genoa this weekend. Chelsea's attempts to sell Badiashile have taken most of the summer, with Napoli being the main interested party throughout the process.

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•Badiashile's medical is booked for this week.
•Chelsea and Napoli agreed on a loan with a buy option.
•The deal has taken all summer to finalize.
•Badiashile may miss Napoli's opening match against Genoa.

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1:05 PMYahoo Sports — Romano: Medical booked for “this week” as Chelsea finally agree deal for defender

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The deal to move on Benoit Badiashile has taken all summer, but Napoli and Chelsea finally look to have agreed terms.If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferre...
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