Former Liverpool player Andrea Dossena believes that Kalidou Koulibaly is the “piece” Jurgen Klopp is missing to complete a “stratospheric” squad.
The Reds have been continually linked with a move for the 28-year-old in recent weeks, who is valued at £50.4m by Transfermarkt. However, it is said that it will cost any buying club between €50m (£44.8m) and €70m (£62.7m) to capture his services. The Reds have been handed a boost in the past few days, with it being revealed that PSG have pulled out of the race for his signature.
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Speaking to Radio Music TV (via SportsMole), Dossena believes that the Senegal international is exactly what the European champions are missing. He said:
“Klopp is missing one piece to complete a stratospheric squad and the Koulibaly-Van Dijk pairing could become a big barrier. Liverpool have no economic problems and therefore a deal with the English club would be within reach.”
It could already be argued that the Reds have a “stratospheric” group of players. They are the current European champions, after all, and lead the Premier League by a huge 25 points – the biggest such margin in the history of the whole division.
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Koulibaly’s ability is there for all to see – he has an average WhoScored rating of over seven in each full season at Napoli – but with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez already at Klopp’s disposal, it is hard to see how much of an improvement he would be.
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