Napoli head coach Gennaro Gattuso acknowledged Kalidou Koulibaly is likely to leave the Serie A club but he would be happy to keep the star defender.
Koulibaly has been strongly linked with Premier League giants Manchester City and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain as Napoli look to raise funds following the club-record signing of Victor Osimhen.
The 29-year-old Koulibaly played as Napoli opened their 2020-21 Serie A season with a 2-0 win at Parma on Sunday and Gattuso hailed the in-demand centre-back, who has also reportedly attracted interest from Manchester United.
“I had no doubts, he is one of the strongest champions in the world in his role,” Gattuso said via Sky Sport.
“He has always given me great availability and always trains well. I would be sorry to lose him, both for the man and for the player.
“But you know that numbers are important for clubs and at this moment something needs to be done for numbers, but I’d be happy to keep him.”
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