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title: "Manchester United: Kalidou Koulibaly £127m release clause has supporters completely bewildered"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-kalidou-koulibaly-127-million-release-clause-has-supporters-completely-bewildered/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-02-11T21:30:44Z"
modified: "2020-02-11T21:30:44Z"
---

# Manchester United: Kalidou Koulibaly £127m release clause has supporters completely bewildered

**According to both [Corriere dello Sport and Corriere del Mezzogiorno via the Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7983621/Manchester-United-target-Kalidou-Koulibaly-127m-release-clause-Napoli-contract.html), Manchester United will have to meet Napoli’s [£127m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7983621/Manchester-United-target-Kalidou-Koulibaly-127m-release-clause-Napoli-contract.html) release clause if they wish to acquire defensive stalwart Kalidou Koulibaly in the summer, leaving many supporters completely bewildered over the valuation.**

Koulibaly, who has reportedly been targeted by United for some time as a mega defensive signing ([Il Prosecco via Area Napoli](https://www.areanapoli.it/calciomercato/santini-koulibaly-manchester-a-giugno-sembra-fatta-le-cifre-napoli-su-maupay-e-altri-due-nomi_355880.html)), could be somewhat out of reach if the Red Devils are looking for decent market value, with the 28-year-old’s [£127m](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7983621/Manchester-United-target-Kalidou-Koulibaly-127m-release-clause-Napoli-contract.html) valuation considered steep by many supporters. The Senegalese international is debatably[one of the most sought after](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7754613/Real-Madrid-preparing-bid-Napoli-defender-Kalidou-Koulibaly.html) centre-backs in Europe, but a fee that large for someone in their late 20s could potentially require a huge leap of faith as well as deep pockets.

Compared to current United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Koulibaly doesn’t produce as much when it comes to tackles on average, with the former Crystal Palace man eclipsing him this season with [4](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/331924/Show/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka) per game. However, you could argue that comparing Koulibaly to one of the best tacklers in the Premier League is slightly unfair, with the Senegalese still averaging more tackles ([2.6](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/90880/Show/Kalidou-Koulibaly)) than all of the Red Devils’ current centre-backs, [as per WhoScored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/32/Show/England-Manchester-United).

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Regardless, these supporters feel that £127m is simply too much – find all of their best comments from Twitter down below.

> 100m for a 29 year old, with no re sale value no chance are we doing that lol
>
> — Tyler (@HaroldinhoMUFC) [February 10, 2020](https://twitter.com/HaroldinhoMUFC/status/1226980545994862595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> also we need attackers not defenders
>
> — Honest (@muwinlol) [February 10, 2020](https://twitter.com/muwinlol/status/1226980379883692032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Buy Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad instead this player is something special
>
> — Fredrik L (@sir1alex) [February 10, 2020](https://twitter.com/sir1alex/status/1226989285913571330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> if we spend 100mill on Koulibaly, we won’t be signing any attackers
>
> — Honest (@muwinlol) [February 10, 2020](https://twitter.com/muwinlol/status/1226982890099093504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I don’t want him anymore , surely there are far more important areas on the pitch that’s needs strengthening
>
> — michael Lussenburg (@michaelLussenbu) [February 11, 2020](https://twitter.com/michaelLussenbu/status/1227039526947713025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What he said ⤵️ [pic.twitter.com/us7FaPX0f1](https://t.co/us7FaPX0f1)
>
> — GhostOfSummer (@GhostOfSummer1) [February 11, 2020](https://twitter.com/GhostOfSummer1/status/1227130521815142400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Should United pursue a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly? Join the discussion by commenting below…***