Reports in Italy claim Manchester City are working to tempting Napoli into parting with Kalidou Koulibaly if they match the €120m asking price.

The Senegal international centre-back has long been a transfer target for several clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus.

According to Tuttosport newspaper, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis would be prepared to let him go for €120m.

Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola is so eager to have Koulibaly in his side that he will ask the club to break the bank.

There would also be interest from Juve where he’d reunite with former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri, but that seems highly unlikely for a number of reasons.

Football Italia, however, disclose that the Bianconeri are instead stepping up their focus on Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, with reports last night and this morning that a deal is ready for €70m.