Napoli centre-half Kalidou Koulibaly attracted interest from multiple Premier League clubs during the summer window, according to his agent.
The Senegal international was reportedly scouted by both Chelsea and Manchester United and his agent has confirmed the player was up for sale during the off-season.
Southampton and Norwich, as well as Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, were unwilling to meet Napoli’s £10million asking price.
“Early in the summer the player was put up for sale, but with a very high asking price,” Bruno Satin told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.
“Maybe at a certain point they realised that it could be a mistake to sell him.
Also, the teams interested were not on the same level as Napoli.
“We spoke to Southampton, Norwich and Bayer Leverkusen, they were looking for a defender on loan. Napoli asked for twice as much as they’d spent.”
