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title: "Liverpool: Dossena says Koulibaly could be Jurgen Klopp’s missing piece"
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author: "jonathan radcliffe"
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published: "2020-05-23T06:10:25Z"
modified: "2020-05-23T06:10:25Z"
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# Liverpool: Dossena says Koulibaly could be Jurgen Klopp’s missing piece

**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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128). However, it is said that it will cost any buying club between [€50m (£44.8m) and €70m](https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/mercato-koulibaly-ne-viendra-pas-au-psg-20-05-2020-8320647.php) (£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](https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/man-utd/transfer-talk/news/andrea-dossena-urges-liverpool-to-sign-kalidou-koulibaly_400102.html)), 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](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) points – the [biggest such margin](https://www.premierleague.com/news/1561869) 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](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90880/Show/Kalidou-Koulibaly) 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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