Napoli wants to shield Koulibaly against Barça's interest

The Napoli wants to avoid at all costs that Kalidou Koulibaly leave to the FC Barcelona in the next market of summer. As to web 'Tuttomercato', the managerial napolitana prepares a substantial renewal to the central, with which the cub will have to break his 'norm' salarial that fixes a tope determinate for all the staff, a strategy that applied in his moment when Edison Cavani still formed part of the team 'partenopeo'. The strategy aims to offer a top wage to one or two players of the team and fix a lower limit for the rest of players considered prescindibles.

Koulibaly Wins at present near of 6 net millions by year and the Barça is had to pay 40 'kilos' to carry it in July. However, Aurelio Of Laurentiis, president of the Napoli, does not want to leave go to his best defender and looks forward to to convince him to renew his agreement, which finalises in June of 2023. The Senegalese of 30 years is valued in 45 million euros in Transfermarkt and this season has contested a total of 24 parties, addends a pair of goals and a pair of assistances.

To deny to renew this year, the Napoli will not leave him leave by less than 70 'kilos', a figure impagable for the managerial blaugrana. However, the napolitanos maybe reconsider his aspirations if the player finally decides to refuse the proposal of the Italians, since in the summer of 2023 could leave free. This same stage live it in this moment in London, where Chelsea could lose to 'cost zero' to three of his defenders titled, such is the case of César Azpilicueta, Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen.

The two last are near of the Bayern Munich, although the Barça also follows bidding strong by the Danish and by 'Azpi', to the one who his clause of renewal forzosa probably force him to remain in Stamford Bridge. With Koulibaly the negotiations neither will be simple, knowing the posture of the Napoli. For the directive and the technical body headed by Luciano Spalletti, the central is insustituible and will do the necessary to retain it in Italy, in spite of the offers that can arrive by him.

Napoli took the lead in Serie A

After the hard elimination of the Europa League at home against FC Barcelona (2-4), the 'partenopeos' took advantage of the setbacks of Milan and Inter to match the 'rossoneri' at the top of Serie A, being transitory leaders with 57 points for better goal difference. Spalletti's men beat Lazio in Rome (1-2) with a goal from Spaniard Fabián Ruiz in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Pedro, a former culé striker, had equalized with two minutes to go, while Lorenzo Insigne was in charge of opening the scoring only at 64'. Next date the Neapolitans host Milan, with Inter two points behind and with one game in hand.