According to Daily Star, Arsenal have made an inquiry concerning Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly this summer.
Arsene Wenger is expected to bring in another central defender as Mertesacker is due to retire next summer, Chambers is expected to leave, Gabriel is nursing a serious knee injury and Koscielny has been plagued by Achilles issues for the past two years.
It looks like the boss has already started to work on his targets as the Daily Star are citing a report coming from TMW that claims Arsenal have lodged an enquiry with Napoli over a deal to sign Koulibaly.
The 26-year-old has developed in to one of the best
centre-backs in Serie A since joining Napoli from Genk in 2014 and he
was strongly linked with a move to Chelsea last summer but it never materialize.
He ended up staying at the Stadio San Paolo and signed a new long term contract with the club.
Koulibaly’s agent, Bruno Satin, suggested last month that the defender could secure a move before the window closes at the end of August. He was quoted by the Daily Star saying:
“Koulibaly? The transfer market is long as it will be open until August 31, something might happen before then,” who knows.Any potential deal would require a huge transfer fee but Koulibaly could be worth the investment as the Senegal international has all the attributes to be an excellent signing for us.
However, it was added that it will be very difficult for us to sign him because Napoli is in a strong financial state and not interested in selling the player. But, anything can happen.
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