Andrea Dossena believes Jurgen Klopp “is missing just one piece to complete a stratospheric squad” – and that man is Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly. The former Reds defender was speaking to Radio Musica TV, as cited by Goal.com.
The 38-year-old, who currently manages A.C. Crema, represented the Anfield club between July 2008 and January 2010, making 31 appearances for the club. Dossena pointed out that Napoli are highly unlikely to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League – they currently trail Atalanta in the fourth position by nine points – and that as a result, the Neapolitans may be forced to “give up some important players”.
Here is what some of the Liverpool fans have had to say in response to their former player’s comments.
Take him before Werner all day
— ?² (@Ru6enn) May 22, 2020
great back up if Gomez or VD we’re injured
— ant reilly (@antreilly) May 21, 2020
Yes we have Gomez but if he or VVD gets injured we are left with Lovren who is ultimately error prone.
— A -8 (@zakadar1) May 21, 2020
Would you like to see the club sign Kalidou Koulibaly this summer?
Yes
No
I wouldn’t complain if we got him because it would give us the best defence in europe and we probably wouldn’t concede with him vvd and alisson, however gomez looks like he might be able to replace van dijk in 4-5 years and he needs the game time
— Benjamin (@Benjamin14914) May 21, 2020
Fully agree Kalidou Koulibaly will be the right fit ….further we need 2 more world class midfielders to be the best team
— AP (@4looprevil) May 21, 2020
This would be big
— Mo. (@MKelahi) May 21, 2020
What do we think?
It’s clear from the above responses that these Liverpool fans would be keen on signing Koulibaly – even if only as a backup for Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk. In our view, there is no doubt Kalidou Koulibaly would improve the squad. The 28-year-old, currently valued at £50.4m (via Transfermarkt.co.uk), has averaged an impressive performance rating of 7.43/10 in this season’s UEFA Champions League (via WhoScored.com).
The financial impact the current global pandemic will have on those hoping to enter the transfer market this summer remains unclear and so whilst we believe Koulibaly is a top player, Liverpool may feel they have other priorities and that the sum which would be required to land the Senegalese defender could prove to be a problem.