Transfer News: Chelsea target wants to play under Manchester City boss

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly wants to play under Manchester City boss

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is apparently want to play under Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

The defender will purportedly be permitted to leave Napoli during this current summer’s transfer window if a proposal in the area of £90m comes.

Manchester City have been emphatically connected with the Senegal defender, while Liverpool are also accepted to be interested to sign him ahead of the Premier League 2020-21 season.

Liverpool are thought to need Kalidou Koulibaly to play next to Virgil van Dijk at the core of their defence next season, however as indicated by Ivisionsport, the defender wants to play under Manchester City manager Guardiola.

Manchester City are keen to sign one new defender this summer, having battled around there of the field during the 2019-20 season.

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Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who has also recently been connected with Chelsea and Manchester United, still has three years left to run on his present contract at Stadio San Paolo.

Chelsea need a new defender and have been chasing Kalidou Koulibaly for awhile.