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The summer promises to be hectic for Kalidou Koulibaly. As his contract with Napoli expires in June 2023, the 30-year-old centre-back could leave a club he joined in 2014 in the coming weeks. Especially since he refused to extend his lease with the Italian team, which does not want his player to leave for free.
So inevitably, the presence, even unofficial, of such an element on the transfer market panics the stables of the Old Continent when it comes to prospecting and before starting to shop for the 2022-2023 season. Announced on the start every year for a few seasons, the native of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (Vosges) could this time take to their heels.
Koulibaly, Xavi’s priority at Barça
Firstly because, according to Sport, the former FC Metz will not be retained in the event of a satisfactory offer for Aurelio De Laurentiis, the sulphurous Neapolitan president. A position which would have even been communicated to the entourage of the player, already tracked by FC Barcelona two months ago, where Napoli had informed them of their categorical refusal to negotiate.
But also because the Blaugranas would have made Kalidou Koulibaly, whose transfer should be around 30 M€, their priority in defense. The Senegalese international, who has even already spoken with Xavi, is also of interest to Juventus, but also Inter and Roma, according to the Catalan daily. The winner of CAN 2022 would in any case tick all the boxes of the profile sought by the Barça coach … All this announces a turbulent transfer window.
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