Report: Liverpool see bid rejected for Kalidou Koulibaly, short of Napoli valuation still

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Liverpool have reportedly submitted a bid for Napoli defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, although the Reds remain short of the Italian club’s valuation of their man.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the Reds have lodged a bid that is some way off Napoli’s supposed £90m valuation of their star man.

The report claims that Liverpool have offered around £58m for the man who is also thought to have been of interest to both Manchester City and Manchester United in the past. That offer, obviously, is some £30m-plus short of what the Naples club are hoping to get for the 29-year-old.

Jurgen Klopp is apparently keen to add to his squad this summer. But after seeing the club pull the plug on a deal for Timo Werner, a bigger bid for Koulibaly seems unlikely at this stage.

The big Senegalese star has been consistently impressive for Napoli in recent years. Indeed, Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti, described Koulibaly as ‘the best defender in the world’ while in charge of Napoli.

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While Liverpool could well do with a new central defender it’s hard to see them stumping up this amount of cash for Koulibaly.

The obvious stumbling block is convincing FSG to part ways with such figures. The other problem with the Napoli man is that he is 29, so how does it make business sense to spend so much on someone of that age?

Liverpool may still sign someone this summer and if Jurgen Klopp feels he needs someone, FSG will surely back him.

But it doesn’t look like being Koulibaly, not at over £60m. Sorry, Reds fans.