Tottenham Hotspur target Kalidou Koulibaly is tempted by Chelsea’s offer to him, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport (print edition, page 5, June 10, 2022).
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The Italian publication has claimed Chelsea are willing to pay Napoli central defender Koulibaly €10 million per year as salary, which equates to £165,000 per week.
That is tempting for the 30-year-old centre-back, according to the report.
Napoli are willing to sell the Senegal international central defender, but the Serie A outfit want €40 million as transfer fee (£34.16 million>
The report in La Gazzetta dello Sport will come as a blow for Tottenham, who have also been linked with Koulibaly.
Sport reported on May 31 that Chelsea, Tottenham, Juventus and Barcelona all want to secure the services of the former Genk star in the summer transfer window.
Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea for Kalidou Koulibaly?
In our view, Napoli central defender Kalidou Koulibaly would find Chelsea more appealing than Tottenham Hotspur.
Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen have left Chelsea, which means that Koulibaly would walk into Thomas Tuchel’s side.
Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte has Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Ben Davies to play in a three-man central defence, so Koulibaly would have to fight for his place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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