Kalidou Koulibaly
Newcastle United Transfer News: Mauro Icardi and Kalidou Koulibaly identified as targets
Newcastle United are being linked with a host of new players since the £300 million Saudi-takeover and the latest name linked with a move to St James’s Park is that of the Paris Saint-Germain striker Mauro Icardi. The 28-year-old has had an underwhelming spell at the French club since his move from Inter Milan and he has been linked with a transfer away from the club recently. Icardi has scored just 36 goals in 72 appearances for the French outfit and he has struggled to replicate his prolific Inter Milan form in Paris. The Argentine international could certainly do with a fresh start and a move to the Premier League could be the ideal next step in his career. Newcastle United are in desperate need of a proven goal scorer who can help them climb up the table and Icardi could be a perfect f...
Rafael Benitez urges Everton to sign £35m star as potential Yerry Mina replacement – report
Everton manager Rafael Benitez is keen on a reunion with Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly this summer, 90min reports. The Toffees currently have four senior centre-backs in Michael Keane, Mason Holgate, Ben Godfrey and Yerry Mina. However, there are doubts over Mina’s future, and Benitez has identified Koulibaly as the top candidate to replace him. The Spaniard previously managed Koulibaly at the Naples outfit, and he could be signed for just £35 million this summer. Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma and Barcelona’s Clement Lenglet are regarded as alternatives if the club can’t lure the Senegalese. Sportslens view: Koulibaly has been linked with a Premier League move for several years, but the price tag has often proved a major stumbling block. Napoli president Aurelio di Laurentiis has been a no...
Everton open to selling Mason Holgate to part-fund deal for £43m-rated centre-back – report
Everton could sanction the sale of Mason Holgate this summer to part-fund the transfer of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Football Insider reports. The Toffees have been impressive in Carlo Ancelotti’s first full season in charge, but their home form has cost them a top-four push. Their defensive performances at Goodison Park have been questionable, and the Italian may look to upgrade his options ahead of next season. It is now reported that the Toffees are open to parting company with Holgate, who only signed a five-year deal with the club last year. Ancelotti has not been fully convinced by the Barnsley graduate, and the club are lining up a top-class centre-back to replace him. Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly the top target for Ancelotti, and part of the funds for the transfer could ...
Liverpool leading the race to sign to sign £42m Everton target
Liverpool are reportedly leading the race to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly in the summer transfer window. Napoli are willing to sell the defender this summer, and the Reds are at the head of the queue to sign him in a €50 million (£42m) deal. The Senegal defender has been linked with a move away from Napoli in recent years, but he has remained with the Serie A club. With his contract due to expire next summer, this window represents the final opportunity for Napoli to get a significant fee for him before they risk losing him for nothing. According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp likes him, and the Reds have already made contact with Napoli ahead of a potential move. However, the Reds could face strong competition from Merseyside ri...
Victor Osimhen grabs winning goal for Napoli
The Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, got the only goal of the game as his Serie A side, Napoli battled to a lone goal victory away to Bologna on Sunday. Osimhen in the 23rd minute headed in an inch-perfect cross from his teammate Hirving Lozano to register what is now his second official goal in the Serie A after nine appearances. The Nigerian striker had scored his first goal against Atalanta last month. Interestingly, Napoli had the ball in the back of the net again in the 49th minute through Kalidou Koulibaly from a corner, but Osimhen was adjudged to have fouled in the build-up to the goal. Having contributed his own quota, Osimhen was then replaced by Andrea Petagna with seven minutes left in the game. Napoli saw off stiff opposition before they landed Osimhen from Lille in a re...
Liverpool not keen on a £70million move for Kalidou Koulibaly
Liverpool have been linked with quite a few defenders recently but it seems that the Reds are unlikely to shell out big money for a centre back during the January transfer window. Virgil van Dijk sustained a serious knee injury against Everton earlier in the season and he is set to be sidelined for the remainder of the season. Earlier this summer there were rumours that Liverpool could move for the Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. According to latest reports from 90min, Liverpool have now ruled out a £70 million move to sign the Senegalese defender. Liverpool are still looking to bring in a defender to add some depth to their position but they will not spend big money on Koulibaly. The likes of Ozan Kabak and Dayot Upamecano have been linked with a move to Liverpool as well and it will b...
Manchester City name new captain after Silva departure
Getty Images Fernandinho will be Manchester City’s captain for the 2020-21 season, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed. David Silva took the armband after the departure of long-serving skipper Vincent Kompany last season before the Spain playmaker opted to call time on his decade-long stay at the Etihad Stadium. It means the responsibility will now be passed to Fernandinho, another stalwart of City’s modern era, after the 35-year-old was voted captain by his team-mates and other members of staff. “He will be good [as a leader], as he always has been since I met him,” Guardiola said of the Brazil international who joined City from Shakhtar Donetsk for £30million in 2013 and is out of contract next June. “It doesn’t matter [whether or not Fernandinho has] the armband, he is always a guy who ...
Napoli president confirms Kalidou Koulibaly, Arkadiusz Milik are ‘on the way out’
In what will come as interesting news to Manchester City, Juventus and Roma, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that Kalidou Koulibaly and Arkadiusz Milik are both poised to leave the club. Napoli and City have been haggling over a fee for Koulibaly for a number of weeks and it seems a compromise is close to being reached, with Napoli reportedly demanding in the region of €80m for the defender. While Milik has been linked with a move to Roma as a potential replacement for Edin Džeko, or to Juve as a replacement for Gonzalo Higuaín. “Koulibaly and Milik are both on their way out, transfer market permitting,” De Laurentiis told Canale 21 on Wednesday. “So, if the transfer market allows us to sell these two excellent players, we will know how to replace them. If not, then we...
Manchester United eye €25 million Ligue 1 star to bolster defence
According to the Daily Record, Manchester United have entered the race to sign Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes. The Red Devils invested heavily in shoring up the defence by bringing in Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka last season. Despite the improvement shown, there are still issues to be ironed out. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is now considering adding the Lille star to his United roster. The Brazilian is valued at a modest €25m. Competition for the 22-year-old will be high with the likes of Everton, Napoli, and Inter Milan all keen. According to the report, Napoli see the young Samba star as a replacement for defensive lynchpin Kalidou Koulibaly – another player United are interested in. The fact that they view him capable of replacing the Senegalese is a testament to the promise he has sh...
Victor Osimhen ready to join Napoli
Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen is ready to join Serie A club Napoli. The 21-year-old visited Napoli’s training facilities, plus head coach Gennaro Gatusso and president Aurelio De Laurentiis two weeks ago. Osimhen was however not too keen on linking up with the Partenopei due to racism issue in Italy. The former VFL Wolfsburg striker spoke with Senegal forward Kalidou Koulibaly who reassured him there is no racism issue in Italy. According to multiple reports, Napoli director Cristiano Guintoli met Lille president Gerard Lopez and Osimhen’s intermediaries for more face-to-face negotiations on Monday. He hopes to sweep aside the remaining doubts and convince Osimhen that this is the best step in his career. The cost of the transfer will be in the region of €50m plus Adam Ounas, which will b...
Sadio Mane: I’d be very happy if Liverpool signed Kalidou Koulibaly
Sadio Mane would love to see Senegal teamamte Kalidou Koulibaly join him at Liverpool. Mane believes the 29-year-old Napoli defender would be a huge hit for the newly-crowned Premier League champions. The duo were clubmates at Metz in 2011-12, and have played together many times for Senegal’s Teranga Lions. Mane, 28, said: “Kalidou Koulibaly is an excellent defender, and one of the world’s best in his position. “I would be very happy to play alongside him at club level, as I have known him for years.” The winger continued: “We first got to know one another at Metz before meeting up once more in the Senegal national team. “No club could refuse the chance to have Koulibaly in their squad. “In any event, it would be a pleasure for me to play for Liverpool together with him. “He would be more ...
Victor Osimhen re-evaluates Napoli offer, to decide over the next 48 hours
Victor Osimhen will make a decision over the next 48 hours, but a new intermediary has helped smooth things over with Napoli. The Lille forward has repeatedly asked for more time, as he feels undue pressure from his agent and entourage to accept the Partenopei proposal. Sources stated last week that he was ready to reject the move, not so much because of Napoli, but as an act of defiance against those close to him who were trying to orchestrate the transfer. Now Radio Punto Nuovo – and sources – suggest the situation is changing, as Osimhen is being given the time and space to make his choice autonomously. “Napoli is still a possibility,” sources said. This is largely thanks to the introduction of a new intermediary in the negotiations, who is making Osimhen feel more at ease with the deci...
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