Gattuso Expand his agreement until 2023… however, might be FORCED to sell star man Kalidou Koulibaly because of Covid cost-cutting’
- Talks over a new deal for Gennaro Gattuso were put on hold before Christmas
- It came after Napoli suffered back-to-back defeats by Inter Milan and Lazio
- Aurelio Di Laurentiis and Gattuso have now reportedly reached an agreement
- Kalidou Koulibaly has been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks
Gennaro Gattuso has consented to broaden his agreement at Napoli however might be constrained into selling star man Kalidou Koulibaly to help the club monetarily because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as per reports in Italy.
Talks over another agreement for the previous AC Milan manager at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium were required to be postponed before Christmas after Napoli endured consecutive thrashings by Inter Milan and Lazio.
Those misfortunes came after reports in Italy asserted the club were in rebellion once more, with the players reproving the 2006 World Cup victor after he scrutinized their demeanor in their home destruction by AC Milan in November.
In any case, presently Naples-based outlet Il Mattino claim proprietor Aurelio De Laurentiis and Gattuso – who supplanted terminated archetype Carlo Ancelotti in December 2019 – have agreed over broadening the last’s agreement until June 2023, with his flow bargain lapsing toward the finish of this season.
In any case, the report adds that the pair are set to meet again over designs to manage the continuous Covid pandemic, which will probably incorporate cost-slicing measures through deals of a portion of their enormous stars.
What’s more, the source makes reference to a potential move for star focus back Koulibaly, who has as of late been connected with a transition to Liverpool to help their protective emergency without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.
But speaking in October, the 29-year-old Senegal global – who is respected by many, including Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, as outstanding amongst other focus moves in Europe – said he was loose about his future.
‘I love Naples and Naples loves me, that is the main thing,’ he said by means of Sky Sports.
‘I generally make myself accessible many a game, I actually have three years of agreement, I’m quiet, the groups are searching for me however I’m still here.
‘I play at my level and I help this group and these individuals since I need to give something back to them then we’ll see what occurs.’
Koulibaly joined Napoli in 2014 from Belgian side Genk and has proceeded to speak to the Serie A side multiple times, and won his first Coppa Italia title with the Italian outfit last season.
