ESPN football expert Gabriele Marcotti claims that there ‘was talk’ of a non-official agreement where if Napoli got an offer of £80 million or more they would let defender Kalidou Koulibaly leave. But now they are ‘at a stage’ where they don’t need to sell.
Koulibaly has long been linked with a move to City. Daily Mail claims he is one of our key transfer targets as Pep Guardiola plots a summer overhaul.
As well as the 6ft 4 ace, Lautaro Martinez and David Alaba are also being touted with a move to the Etihad. Guardiola ‘would be happy’ to bring in a ‘Kompany-type’ natural leader.
Marcotti also highlights that Koulibaly would cost a fortune and it could be a heavy price to pay given the fact he is now 29-years-old. The Senegalese international also hasn’t had his best season with Napoli by a long stretch.
Speaking to CBS Sports via the Manchester Evening News, ex-Sky Blue favourite Micah Richards compared Koulibaly to former flop Eliaquim Mangala.
“I think his price-tag is £20m less,” Richards explained on CBS. “Everyone talks about how he is supposed to be composed on the ball, he’s aggressive but I see similarities to Mangala – and he went to City and it didn’t really work out for him there so I’m not totally convinced after that performance.”
Source: vitalfootball