Kalidou Koulibaly, one of the options of the Barça

ALTERNATIVE To LENGLET

The Barça would pay 40 millions by one of the cracks of the Naples

Published:6/06/2018 - 00:14h

Updated:6/06/2018 - 00:39h

The FC Barcelona already studies possible signings of face to this summer and has clear that the defence is one of the flanks to reinforce. The Barcelona club has to Clement Lenglet like priority, but the Naples offers an important alternative

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It is not any secret to these heights that in the FC Barcelona is working to reinforce the defence. The sportive direction culé trusted the signing of Yerry Mina although, after several months in the Camp Nou, still has not attained to have the necessary continuity as to be able to evaluate if it is a player that fit playing of Barcelona.

On the other hand and in spite of the renewal of Samuel Umtiti, fits to stand out that Thomas Vermaelen follows with his ordeal with the injuries and that Gerard Hammered has already 31 years. Reasons that carry to the technical office to treat to carry out the signing of a central defence this next market of signings.

In this sense, in the last hours has sounded the name of Kalidou Koulibaly, defence that at present plays in the Naples. After his big season, the central Senegalese has woken up the interest of big European clubs like the Arsenal or Chelsea, that are had to offer quantities between the 50 and the 60 million euros.

According to the informations published by newspaper Sport, the FC Barcelona also is interested in the signing of Koulibaly and even is working in an offer that compete with the one of the clubs of the Premier League. The Catalan entity would offer 40 million euros and players like Paco Alcácer, André Gomes or Denis Suárez could go in in the operation.

Koulibaly Is one of the leaders of the defence of the Naples, second qualifier of the Series To led by the Juventus of Turín. The frank-Senegalese is 26 years old, fulfils the 27 this June and has turned into one of the fashionable defences in the world-wide panorama. It measures 195 centimetres, is powerful and effective in the aerial game. His exit of balloon also is quite aseada.

Lenglet Keeps on being the favourite

In spite of the possible interest of the FC Barcelona in Koulibaly, does not be necessary to forget that Clement Lenglet, defence of the Seville, is the favourite option for apuntalar the central axis of the team of Ernesto Valverde. His clause of rescission of 35 million euros turn him into an affordable footballer, since his talent and his youth would be important values for his signing.

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