Manchester City step up pursuit of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly

05-Sep-2020 14:41:05 | The Guardian

Growing confidence at City that a deal can be struck
First bid understood to be €15m under Napoli’s valuation

Manchester City are preparing a second bid for the Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. Their first bid of around €60m including add-ons was €15m short of Napoli’s valuation, but the Premier League club hope they can find a compromise with an improved offer in the next few days.

The relationship between the two clubs is not good following the events of the summer of 2018, when City were convinced that the midfielder Jorginho would join them only for him to follow Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea.