Napoli chairman Aurelio de Laurentiis has declared that most involving three clubs – Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain – can come up with the cash for to signal Kalidou Koulibaly this window.
The sphere class centre-abet has long been linked with a transfer far off from Naples, after carving out a repute as one among the world’s ideal defenders over the final few years.
Gli Azzurri devour placed an £80m mark price on his head with De Laurentiis insisting that the 29-year-primitive is maybe no longer equipped for one thing decrease than an distinctive provide.
“You don’t want to interrogate me if Koulibaly will play for Napoli all over again. It is doubtless you’ll maybe well well like to interrogate Manchester United, Manchester City and PSG. They’re the groups who can come up with the cash for to pay obvious amounts as of late,” acknowledged the Napoli president (by technique of the Metro).
“I be taught about many buzzards on the transfers market – who they are, they seem to be in a position to swoop in, but now we devour impenetrable armour and additionally they’ll no longer catch what they need or on the prices they need.”
United already splashed out a world file price on fellow centre-abet Harry Maguire final summer season but they could additionally restful transfer for Koulibaly. For now, sealing a deal for Jadon Sancho is believed to be their priority, a participant they devour had their gawk on since September 2019.
The Red Devils additionally had a €25m provide for Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile rejected only currently, who is believed to be a much more cost-effective different to Koulibaly.
Their City rivals devour additionally only currently recruited a central defender in Nathan Aké but are conception to be in search of one other one. John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi both endured downhearted runs of beget final season and Koulibaly could well well be the man to tighten things up on the abet.
Were he to strategy on the Etihad, he’d seemingly be first need alongside Aymeric Laporte – leaping £40m signing Aké with a staring at fast from the substitutes bench.
