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title: "Manchester United: Red Devils make contact with Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-05-14T16:15:36Z"
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# Manchester United: Red Devils make contact with Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent

**[Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/) have reportedly made contact with Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent over a possible summer transfer.**

### The Lowdown: Koulibaly links

The Red Devils have been linked with Koulibaly for a number of years now and have seemingly come close to his services on a number of occasions.

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Back in 2020, [reports](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10737642/koulibaly-transfer-man-utd-defender-64m/) claimed that a £60m move to Old Trafford was done, whereas [stories](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1491007/Man-Utd-transfer-news-34m-Napoli-Kalidou-Koulibaly-Raphael-Varane-Premier-League) last year suggested the club snubbed a £34m deal in favour of signing Raphael Varane.

Koulibaly, who has been described as the [‘second-best defender in the world’](https://www.footballfancast.com/everton-transfer-rumours/conor-clancy-rates-everton-target-kalidou-koulibaly-among-worlds-best-defenders-e186) by Serie A expert Conor Clancy, has remained with Napoli, but it looks as if rumours over a Manchester United move have started once again ahead of the summer window.

### The Latest: Contact made

[Sports Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/agent-contact-manchester-united-defender-transfer-hope-e35m-bid-made/) relayed an update from [Area Napoli](https://www.areanapoli.it/calciomercato/koulibaly-c-e-anche-il-manchester-united-con-chelsea-e-psg-le-ultime_460313.html) regarding Koulibaly on Friday. They claimed that there has now been contact between United and Fali Ramadani, Koulibaly’s agent.

There is hope from Ramadani that some teams could offer €35m (£29.7m) for the defender’s services, with Erik ten Hag keen on bolstering the club’s centre-back ranks.

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### The Verdict: Ship sailed?

Koulibaly is valued at £40.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128), so a potential £29.7m summer move would be seen as a cheap one given the £60m links two years ago.

However, the Senegal international will turn 31 next month and has seen his valuation drop from [£67.5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/marktwertverlauf/spieler/93128) since 2019, so you could argue that United could be better off looking elsewhere.

Another centre-back who has been linked is Sporting CP’s Goncalo Inacio, with an offer from United thought to be [‘imminent’](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-goncalo-inacio-offer-transfer-news/), so perhaps looking to build for the future with Inacio may be a better decision than pursuing Koulibaly, who seems to be past his prime based on valuation.

***In other news: [Fabrizio Romano: Man Utd have now agreed key deal for ‘important’ Old Trafford move.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-fabrizio-romano-transfer-news-mitchell-van-der-gaag/)***