Manchester United tried to sign Kalidou Koulibaly to partner Harry Maguire – but here's why they failed

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Kalidou Kouliably

Manchester United had an £82m bid for Kalidou Koulibaly rejected by Napoli last week, write Corriere dello Sport.

United made Harry Maguire the most expensive defender of all time when they signed him from Leicester for £80m at the start of August.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).