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da mrbet： According to The Mirror, Manchester United have made Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly their No.1 transfer target for the summer, but face paying a world-record fee for the defender.
The current highest figure spent on a defender remains the £75m splashed out on Virgil van Dijk by Liverpool 18 months ago, and the Red Devils may need to trump that after boss Carlo Ancelotti said: “He is worth €150m and he is not available for transfer.
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“Koulibaly’s contract expires in 2023, in 2021 there’s a €150m clause but Napoli do not need to sell, the president [Aurelio De Laurentiis] does not want to sell and the question doesn’t come up.”
With the likes of Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo and Victor Lindelof currently on the books, should United part with a world-record sum for the Senegalese international? Football FanCast’s writers have their say…
James Beavis
“Absolutely. United missed a trick when they failed to enter into a bidding war with Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk. The impact the Dutchman has made at Anfield shows just how important having a quality centre-back can be, and Koulibaly fits into that mould. The Senegal international is brilliant and would lead the Solskjaer revolution at Old Trafford. Strong, dominant and decent on the ball, this is the signing that will prove United mean business again.”
Harry Sherlock
“Yes. Koulibaly is everything Man United need in defence and more. He’s a brilliantly commanding defender with genuine European pedigree and would walk into most sides in Europe. The current options, of course, are Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof; Koulibaly is three times the player of all of them. United have been erratic with their spending in recent years but this is one money-spinning deal that makes sense; Ed Woodward needs to get it done.”
Matt Dawson
“Absolutely. If United were able to bring Koulibaly to the Premier League it would be a game changer and would certainly have Ed Woodward back in the supporters’ good books. He’d be an instant fix to their leaky defence and is exactly the type of authoritative defender they’ve needed for years. His quality is undoubted and I’m sure he’d be a phenomenal success in the Premier League.”