Napoli hicks price of Chelsea target

As the transfer window draws close, Italian Serie A giants Napoli are keen to hang on to one of their prized assets with Premier League sides keen to sign him.

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has grown to be one of the best centre-backs in the world of football and his qualities have attracted the major clubs from the English top flight.

The Senegalese international star who is 27 years old has emerged as a serious transfer target for both Chelsea and Manchester United.

The Blues were linked with a move for him when new manager Maurizio Sarri became the Blues boss in the summer.

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Kalidou Koulibaly played for Sarri at Napoli between 2015 and 2018 (three years) and many football stakeholders expected him to follow the Italian tactician to Stamford Bridge during the summer.

However, the deal didn’t pull through as the Senegalese player eventually stayed at his Italian Serie A club.

Jose Mourinho led Manchester United have been heavily linked with him in recent weeks with media reports claiming that the Red Devils had a £77m bid rejected for him.

According to the metro a popular English news outlet, they claim that interested clubs including Manchester United have been told that they have to pay at least £90m to sign the defender.

It would be a world record transfer fee for a defender surpassing the £75m fee that Southampton received for the transfer of Dutchman Virgil Van Dijk to Liverpool in January.