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Agent confirms £10m talks for Chelsea and Man Utd target
NAPOLI centre-half Kalidou Koulibaly attracted interest from the Premier League during the summer window, according to his agent.
Southampton and Norwich wanted Kalidou Koulibaly during the summer window
The Senegal international, who was reportedly scouted a number of times by Chelsea and Manchester United last term, was up for sale during the off-season.
But Southampton and Norwich, as well as Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, were unwilling to meet Napoli's £10million asking price.
"Early in the summer the player was put up for sale, but with a very high asking price," Bruno Satin told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.
"Maybe at a certain point they realised that it could be a mistake to sell him.
"Also, the teams interested were not on the same level as Napoli.
"We spoke to Southampton, Norwich and Bayer Leverkusen, they were looking for a defender on loan. Napoli asked for twice as much as they’d spent."