da brwin： Manchester United executives are set to chase Napoli ace Kalidou Koulibaly to bolster Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Red Devils backline, per La Gazzetta dello Sport.
What’s the word?
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Koulibaly is a key figure in Naples and featured in 24 games for Carlo Ancelotti prior to the winter break. In the 18 Serie A games within those, the Senegalese star recorded a successful tackle every 47.4 minutes and intercepted the ball a total of 25 times.
If he were to move to Old Trafford, Solskjaer would have the services of a man mountain that clears the ball away with ease, taking the pressure off of David De Gea, but would set United back a high figure.
La Gazzetta dello Sport’s report claims that a bid of €120million would have to be made for negotiations over a move to take place, and note that the president of Napoli will be resistant to losing his star man in the mid-season window.
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Could it happen?
Well, given that the €120million figure being bounced around is only to open negotiations over a possible move in the summer, it would take some doing to force a move in January.
Napoli felt the loss of Koulibaly in their most recent match against Bologna, as they eventually came out 3-2 victors with a late winner from Dries Mertens.
The 31-cap international, valued by Transfermarkt at £63million, missed the final Serie A clash of 2018 after seeing red at the San Siro on Boxing Day for two yellow card offences.
Say, however, that United were to bid £140million, an offer that would surely tempt the Napoli owner, they would have the services of one of the top centre-backs in global football, and the club would be set perfectly for an assault on the Premier League next season.
Liverpool’s mid-season purchase of Virgil van Dijk in 2018 certainly set the Merseyside club up well for their latest attack on a maiden Premier League campaign with their defensive record a far cry from the horror show that thwarted them on many occasions.
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