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Transfer gossip: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United set for bidding war over Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly - reports

Napoli are bracing themselves for offers from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United for defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

The 26-year-old has had another storming season in Italy and clubs are desperate to land him.

Indeed, according to Tuttosport, Napoli are expecting bids from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.

The trio are all chasing Koulibaly and the Italian club are bracing themselves for a barrage of offers.

Napoli will fight hard to keep the centre-back, though, and will hold out for close to £85m for his signature.

A bid in this size (if successful) would make him the most expensive defender in football history, eclipsing the £75 million Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk.