Reports have confirmed that Liverpool is seeking to sign a defender in the winter transfer period, to compensate for the absence of Dutch Virgil van Dyck, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury to the knee, and underwent a successful operation.
Calciomercato.com reported, Friday evening, that Liverpool renewed its interest in Senegalese international defender Calido Coulibaly (29 years), after his name was long associated with the player during the last summer transfer period.
Liverpool was serious about contracting with Coulibaly, and he offered Napoli to dispense with Croatian defender Diane Lovren as part of the deal, but Napoli rejected all temptations and kept his player.
“I love Napoli, Napoli loves me, and this is the most important thing. I always make myself available to participate in the team’s matches, and I still have three years to go until my contract expires, and I’m calm,” Sky Sports quoted Coulibaly as saying.
“I do everything for my team because I want to return the favor to this club, and then we’ll see what happens,” he added.
For its part, “The Sun” newspaper reported that in the event that Liverpool failed to sign the Senegalese international, it would turn its sights on Turkey’s Schalke defender Ozan Kabak.
Napoli signed a contract with Coulibaly in the summer of 2014, coming from Ghent for 7.75 million euros, after which he became one of the most important pillars of the Napoli team.
Liverpool, in addition to Van Dyck, will be missing in the coming period to the services of Brazilian Fabinho, who is expected to miss 3 games at least, after suffering an injury to Mittelland in the Champions League, last Tuesday.
Source: Agencies
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