Kalidou Koulibaly has offered a glimmer of hope to Manchester United by admitting that he is unsure if he will be staying at Napoli this summer.
The 28-year-old is on United’s shortlist as the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side look to sign a new centre-back before the start of the new season. But Napoli are in a strong negotiating position as Koulibaly signed a new five-year deal in January, and the Serie A club are demanding around €150 million (£134m) for the defender.
Koulibaly is currently with Senegal’s squad for their Africa Cup of Nations campaign this summer and the defender concedes his future after the tournament is uncertain. ‘I don’t know [if I will be at Napoli next year], I think so,’ he said. But I have to play the Afcon and then after that I’ll go back to Napoli. Everyone’s speaking about me, but I’m only speaking about Senegal, because that’s my objective today and I want to achieve something big with Senegal. I don’t want to talk about my future today, I prefer to talk about Senegal. Senegal achieved something great today. I am 200 per cent with Senegal and 200 per cent with the 15 million Senegalese people. I’m relaxed, I want to focus on the Afcon and after that return to Napoli and we’ll see what happens. The most important thing now is to win with Senegal.’
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