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title: "Manchester United have £91m offer rejected for Chelsea target Koulibaly"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/12/02/manchester-united-have-91m-offer-rejected-for-chelsea-target-koulibaly/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-12-02T14:00:52Z"
modified: "2018-12-02T14:00:52Z"
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# Manchester United have £91m offer rejected for Chelsea target Koulibaly

Manchester United have had a £91m offer for Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly rejected by Napoli.

[According to Calcio Mercato, via The BBC,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/gossip) Manchester United made a record offer for the defender, which Napoli have turned down.

The current transfer record for a defender stands at £75m, after Liverpool signed Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton in January 2018.

![Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1074179184.jpg)

Chelsea have been linked with a move for Koulibaly, after he played under Maurizio Sarri for Napoli last season.

The Senegal international has built a reputation as one of the best defenders in Europe, with a host of clubs interested in signing him.

However, Napoli have no plans to let him go and were not tempted by United’s £91m offer.

Chelsea have struggled at the back at times this season and are thought to be in the market for a new central defender.