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Arsenal 'make contact with Napoli' to complete transfer for Kalidou Koulibaly – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk

Arsenal 'make contact with Napoli' to complete transfer for Kalidou Koulibaly – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk


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Arsenal have reportedly made contact with Napoli in a bid to sign highly-rated center-back Kalidou Koulibaly.

The Gunners have been poor at the back this season, and new manager Mikel Arteta is under pressure to strengthen his back-four in January.

Koulibaly was previously on Manchester United’s radar , prior to the Red Devils splashing the cash to sign Harry Maguire fromLeicesterCity, and is valued at £ 418 million.

Arsenaldo not have the funds to compete. with the rest of the Big Six, and Arteta was warned by club chiefs that he wouldn’t have significant funds to sign new recruits next month.

But Napoli are keen on signing out-of-favor Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac, and the north London club are hoping he can be used as a makeweight to land the center-back.

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(Arsenal have reportedly made contact with Napoli to sign Kalidou Koulibaly(Image: REUTERS)

Host Ian McGarry said on Reach PLC’s

Transfer Window Podcast:“I’ve heard, although can’t confirm, that Arsenal have also made contact with Napoli through a third-party regarding Koulibaly.

“This comes on the back of their desire under Mikel Arteta to strengthen their defense.

(****”) ) “And also that they’ve got some interest from Sead Kolasinac. So you could see the possibility of Kolasinac being offered to Napoli in part-exchange plus cash, although Di Laurentiis prefers cash for Koulibaly because he wants to strengthen his team up the Serie A table. ”

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