Waiting to be able to announce the additions of Andreas Christensen (26 years old) and Franck Kessié (25 years old) as free agents, the Barça continues to work to strengthen the squad for next season and one of the priorities is the signing of a top level central defender.
Jules Kounde (23 years old) is the favorite of Xavi to shore up the axis of the defense, but in case of not being able to hire the Sevilla player, the other name that appears at the top of the list of future prospects is that of Kalidou Koulibaly (30 years).
Koulibaly He has one more year of contract with the Naplesuntil 2023, and the Senegalese international would have rejected the last renewal offer from his club, so the Partenopeo team facilitates his sale in this market or everything indicates that he will be released next summer.
Kalidou Koulibaly in action this season
The Naples He is aware of this and would be beginning to assess selling his great defensive bastion in order to earn some money and look for signings to make a leap in quality to the squad.
In this scenario and as published by the portal ‘Calciomercato’, the president Aurelio Di Laurentiis would have priced the output of Kalidou Koulibaly between 30-35 million euros. However, there would still be no firm offer for the Senegalese and from the Naples they trust that this amount can be attractive for some of the clubs that have been interested in Koulibaly. Besides of Barça, Tottenham, Chelsea y Juventus They are also on the trail of the powerful center back.
Koulibaly, in an action from the last match against Barça against Adama Traore
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