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title: "Liverpool: Napoli only want Divock Origi in exchange for Kalidou Koulibaly"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/divock-origi-exchange-koulibaly-anfield/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-06-02T18:20:27Z"
modified: "2020-06-02T18:20:27Z"
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# Liverpool: Napoli only want Divock Origi in exchange for Kalidou Koulibaly

**According to Napoli Magazine ([via Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-like-offer-e60m-reds-also-add-player-deal/)), Napoli would only be interested in taking Divock Origi from Liverpool as part of an exchange for Kalidou Koulibaly.**

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The Reds have been continually [linked with a move](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/reds-anfield-kalidou-koulibaly-bid/) for the Senegal international, and they were even said to have [made a bid](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/euro-transfer-gossip-liverpool-koulibaly-deal-agreed-tottenham-niang)for the former Genk defender.

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The Anfield outfit would reportedly like to offer €60m (£53.4m) plus a player for the 28-year-old, although Napoli would only be interested in signing Origi.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Koulibaly’s credentials are there for all to see. The [£50.4m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/marktwertverlauf/spieler/93128) star has been a rock at the back for the Serie A side ever since joining – he has averaged a WhoScored rating of [at least seven](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90880/Show/Kalidou-Koulibaly) in every full league campaign he has had at the Stadio San Paolo so far – and it is understandable that the Reds would be interested.

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A fee of €60m (£53.4m) is still a substantial amount of money but less than the [€75m (£66.7m) previously mentioned](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/koulibaly-liverpool-player-exchange-offer-origi), and using Origi to sweeten the deal may not be the worst idea. The Belgium international was a hero for the Reds last term in the Champions League, [scoring twice against Barcelona](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48179167) in the semi-final and [once in the final](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report) as well, but the fact of the matter is he is really a [backup for Roberto Firmino](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/leistungsdaten/verein/31) and has managed just [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/148368) goals in 38 matches this season.

It would make perfect sense to move him on, especially in a situation where it could help them bring in a solid recruit. It remains to be seen what the future holds.

***Liverpool fans, would you be happy to see Origi go if it meant bringing in Koulibaly? Let us know what you think by commenting below!***