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It's no secret that OM will look to recruit a central defender this winter in order to support Leonardo Balerdi during the second half of the season. And Medhi Benatia would have notably decided to do the forcing to attract Kalidou Koulibaly, in difficulty since he joined Al-Hilal. This is not the first time that the Senegalese rock has been announced in Ligue 1 since PSG has long tried to recruit him in the past.
During the winter transfer window, OM's main objective will be to recruit a new central defender in order to support Leonardo Balerdi. Indeed, Lilian Brassier disappoints since his transfer from Brestwhile Derek Corneliuswho also arrived last summer, is not cut out to be a starter.
OM is taking a big shot at Koulibaly?
With this in mind, according to information from At Tribune OM, Medhi Benatia would have already activated a file, namely the one leading to Kalidou Koulibaly. The 33-year-old defender, born in France in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, is going through a delicate period Al-Hilal where he signed in 2023. And the interest would even be reciprocal, since the Senegalese international would see himself well in theABOUT. But his very impressive salary could represent a big obstacle.
PSG tried to recruit him several times
Therefore, theABOUT could complete a transfer whose PSG long dreamed. Indeed, the Parisian club has tried several times to recruit Kalidou Koulibaly when he was evolving Naples and that Leonardowhich has a large network in Serie Awas sports director of PSG. In vain, particularly in the face of the demands ofAurelio De Laurentiisthe president of Napoli, always very tough in business.
