Kalidou Koulibaly emerges as big transfer target for Tottenham coach Mourinho

Kalidou Koulibaly who plays as a defender for Italian club Napoli has reportedly emerged January 2020 transfer target for Tottenham new manager Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho is reported to be ready to bolster his defense at Spurs when the January transfer window opens and has already opened talks with Napoli.

According to UK Sun citing El Desmarque, the report claimed that Tottenham will face competition from Real Madrid and Manchester United for the signing of Kalidou.

When Jose Mourinho was in charge at Manchester United, the Portuguese wanted to sign Senegal international Kalidou Koulibaly, but Napoli refused to do business with Red Devils.

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The former Real Madrid manager will now be going back for Kalidou with massive sum £90m which will be hard for Napoli to turn down.

Since he moved to Napoli in 2014, Kalidou Koulibaly has emerged as one of Europe's most highly-rated defenders considering his performances.

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Meanwhile, Tottenham are currently occupying seventh position on the Premier League standings with 23 points after 16 games played this term.

Jose Mourinho replaced Argentine Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked by Spurs chiefs due to poor form of run.

And since then, the Portuguese has been trying to take Tottenham back up to reckoning in the Premier League and Europe.

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Jose Mourinho got his reign as Tottenham Hotspur head coach on a winning note following his side's 3-2 win over West Ham United at the London Stadium.

The Portuguese who took over at the club earlier this week after the sack of former handler Mauricio Pochettino.

Son Heung-min opened scoring through a superb shot for Spurs from close range in the 36th minute after connecting with Dele Alli's pass.

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