Bayern Munich have tabled a £39million offer for Napoli centre back Kalidou Koulibaly in a bid to find a partner to new signing Dayot Upamecano.
Koulibaly has been linked with moves to both Manchester clubs and is one of the most coveted defenders in Europe.
The 29-year-old stopper has made the Serie A team of the year four seasons in a row, won Serie A best defender and last season won a Coppa Italia in his 271 matches for Napoli.
According to Tuttosport, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis and Koulibaly's representative Fali Ramadani met to discuss Bayern's offer for the 44-cap international.
The offer is considerably less than Gennaro Gattuso's side were demanding, but they could accept it given the financial effects of the pandemic.
The reigning Bundesliga and European champions confirmed the £38.5m signing of RB Leipzig centre half Dayot Upamecano last month, set to be completed in July.
And Koulibaly could be set to be an experienced partner alongside the 22-year-old, strengthening their defensive ranks with Jerome Boateng and David Alaba set to depart the Allianz Arena this summer.
Manchester City are unlikely to move for the Senegalese after opting for Ruben Dias instead, while Manchester United are keen on a left-footed centre back to partner Harry Maguire.
Liverpool would also be interested given their defensive woes this season, despite signing Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies in the January transfer window.
Gattuso's outfit currently lie sixth in Serie A, three points off third-placed Juventus but 16 points behind leaders Inter Milan.
AzuhDante
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Is this club the only one in Europe? 2 hot defenders they want to sign both of them
stanking8912
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This current Bayern board deserves kudos and they are best in the game! I respect them
Chrislaity
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What is dangerous about Bayern is that they don't do empty rumours, consider Khoullibaly in Germany already. 😂😂 Remember when they took Upamecano without any noise??? respect .I just hope I don't see Haaland on their radar soon.
Yardie1
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Napoli is a greedy club. There gonna try to sell him for 80 million or 70. Remember he's not playing in UCL and by the looks of things maybe not in Europe. Also they ain't winning nothing and that also add value to the players. He and Upamecano would be amazing
collinseah007
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All of a sudden napoli wants to sell for 39M whereas all summer were demanding 90M to both manchester club, how does bayern do this?
ReynaDc
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Why??? Is Bayern planning to produce a nuclear bomb