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Naples is not opposed to a departure from defender Kalidou Koulibaly, but without opening the door to him. On the contrary, if the leaders leave the Senegalese 27 years, it will be only in case of a very nice financial operation since the president has rejected an offer of 100 million euros. Thus its selling price would have been set at 160 million euros. A price probably crippling, even if big clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, and PSG would have expressed their interests. Decidedly, the Neapolitan probably left to be the most expensive defender in the world before Virgil Van Dijk who joined Liverpool for 84 million euros. Even if the Senegalese is not yet transferred, its market value attests that it is the most expensive of the defenders. Indeed, no defender is currently worth 100 million euros on the "mercato". How did the Senegalese arrive at this stage? This meteoric rise gives us the idea to focus on the career of Kalidou Koulibaly
A brief summary of his career …
He started in SRD Saint-Dié, he joined in 2004 the training center FC Metz, but judged too fair he goes back to the club of his debut. His idol, Marius Trésor, makes him want to start playing football. He continues his apprenticeship in football and then plays two seasons in CFA 2 with them before seducing garnets and joining again FC Metz in July 2009 where he will finish his training .
The following season, he reached with the young men in the final of the Coupe Gambardella against FC Sochaux including as opponent Cédric Bakambu he will rub shoulders with the U-20 team. Metz wins this final on penalties, this is the first trophy of the career of Koulibaly . He also wins this season the CFA 2 championship with team B of FC Metz .
In the following season, he joins the professional group of Metz under the leadership of the new coach Dominique Bijotat. He made his first appearance in Ligue 2 at the 4 e day entering against Vannes in the 69th minute (1-0 victory of FC Metz) . On he scored the first goal of his professional career against Clermont on the occasion of the 31 e day of Ligue 2. He signed his first professional contract three days later, the within the club lorrain for a period of 3 years . He will have played in his first professional season 19 matches of Ligue 2 and 2 matches of the Coupe de France .
In June 2012, FC Metz is relegated to National, which pushes the defender to seek a new club. The Belgian club KRC Genk gets the transfer. Koulibaly found Steven Joseph-Monrose, his team-mate in the French U-20 team. The defender signed a contract for a period of 4 years, the amount of the transfer is close to one and a half million euros
On May 19, 2014, he signed in Napoli for 8 million euros.
Naples: the click of the career of a huge defender …
It is in Napoli that the Senegalese defender began to make a name for himself. This, thanks to his talent and the reputation of the club. Koulibaly has managed to impress everyone, even though he has been competing closely with renowned defenders such as Raul Albiol and Faouzi Ghoulam. Indeed, we must at least recognize that the talent of this young defender allowed him to excel in his position in any major club … Moreover, Koulibaly was quick to win an indisputable position of incumbent within of the Neapolitan club
It is not for nothing if big clubs express their interest on Koulibaly! Even less so if it is currently the most expensive with a release clause estimated at 160 million. In fact, the 27-year-old Senegalese has the qualities of a rare defender especially in the purely technical aspect.
Powerful, serene, good raiser
Indeed, if he is considered one of the best defenders in the world at this time alongside Sergio Ramos or Thiago Silva, and his market value as a defender is so excessive, this recognition is not just about its physicality or its power.
Often the central defense post is presented as one that requires the least "pure technique". But the Naples resident, unlike many central defenders, has a positive reputation for this purely technical aspect.
Of course, it is less required for a central defender to have approximate technical baggage at other posts such as the sentry or the attack. But it is still essential to be skilful in raises. Safe technique is even essential to avoid ball losses, which are very dangerous in this area of the field. And Kalidou Koulibaly has already conquered the world of football in this area.
Especially the "Lion" of Senegal has a complete defensive technical baggage that many central defenders do not possess, namely to approach a duel, to control distance with the attacking, defending standing or being able to tackle when necessary, it is also technique!
And enough to attract the attention of all the big clubs of the world.
Performances in club that are worth an indisputable place in the den …
Koulibaly will finally choose Senegal after refusing a summons from Abdoulaye Sarr to play the 2012 Olympic qualifiers with Senegal, to the detriment of the team. France under-20 at the 2011 Toulon Tournament.
But, on August 20, 2015, he responded to coach Aliou Cisse's summons for the match against Namibia for the 2017 CAN playoffs. He made his grand debut in the Teranga Lions on September 5th, starting the game as a regular. In the following friendly match against South Africa, he returns to Kara Mbodj's place.
He is recalled for the friendly match against Algeria on October 13, 2015 and for the confrontation with Madagascar counting for the playoffs 2018 World Cup.
Since then, the Neapolitan has put in his pockets both the confidence of his coach in the club and his coach in the national team. Today, the Senegalese defender is unanimous everywhere that it is in club or den.
On the other hand, the career of the player is at the moment tainted by the absence of a major trophy collective, and with its club and with the Senegal Team. What compels the Neapolitan to try his luck in a big club like Manchester United or Chelsea … in order to be able to collect in his trophy cabinet a heavy title.
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