Koulibaly: Preferred solution to Red Devils problem

Earlier in the window, it was reported that Manchester United had made a £64 million bid for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, with the Mirror among the sources to have reported  that the transfer was a done deal.

That hasn’t proved to be the case, but could the Red Devils get something over the line before 11pm on January 31?

Having missed out on Erling Haaland and Marco Mandzukic, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs a statement signing, and Koulibaly fits the bill.

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United’s defence was exposed in recent defeats by Manchester City, Liverpool and Burnley, and the Senegal international could be an ideal option to partner Harry Maguire in the heart of the defence.