FBL-ITA-SERIEA-NAPOLI-CARPI — Napoli's Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina (L) celebrates with teammate Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly (R) at the end of the Italian Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Carpi FC on February 7, 2016 at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. Napoli won the match 1-0. / AFP / CARLO HERMANN (Photo credit should read CARLO HERMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Arsenal target Koulibaly as priority signing to fix their defence

May 13, 2018

Arsenal are targeting the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly for £53m this summer, in an effort to shore up their defence.

4Stefan de Vrij

Stefan de Vrij

Age: 26
Current club: Lazio
Contract until: 2018
Market value: £31.5m

Stefan de Vrij’s market value may be in over £30m, but he’ll be available for free this summer. His contract is coming to an end, and he confirmed on Instagram that he won’t renew it.

According to reports, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are all interested in signing the defender. Wenger apparently sent scouts to watch the player in action recently. Last November the manager reportedly got in touch with Lazio over a transfer.

De Vrij has now spent three-and-a-half seasons in Italy, and is currently in the midst of a Europa League campaign like Arsenal. So he has the experience, and has performed consistently for Lazio this season.

If the club are looking for a budget option to save their money for other positions, De Vrij could work well.

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