Badiashile: Chelsea defender set for Napoli medical | OneFootball

Multiple sources claim that Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile will undergo medical tests with Napoli tomorrow.

Chelsea defender Badiashile is on the verge of joining Napoli on loan and will undergo medical examinations with the Partenopei tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18.

Corriere dello Sport and Corriere della Sera confirm the date for the defender’s medical tests, and Corriere dello Sport adds that the 25-year-old will land in Italy later today.

Details behind Badiashile’s Napoli transfer

Badiashile will undergo medical tests at Villa Stuart in Rome before travelling south to Naples, as is customary for all new Napoli signings.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli will pay €3m plus €1m add-ons for the player’s loan, adding an option to buy for €27m.

The Partenopei have been forced to bring in a new central defender following pre-season injuries to Alessandro Buongiorno, Sam Beukema and Luca Marianucci.

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Benoit Badiashile of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between Chelsea FC and SL Benfica at Stamford Bridge on September 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Buongiorno underwent meniscus surgery at the end of July, and according to Corriere della Sera, he won’t return to action before January 2027.

Badiashile joined Chelsea from Monaco in a €38m deal in 2023 and made 71 appearances with the Blues, but only featured 16 times across all competitions in 2025-26.