Solskjaer has seen the transformative effect Virgil van Dijk has had on Liverpool and believes that Napoli star Koulibaly could have a similar influence. And despite a lack of Champions League football being on offer at United next term, he had been hoping to persuade the man-mountain dubbed 'K2' to join. (Image: REUTERS)Reports in Italy on Monday declared that United have had a £95million offer for the 27-year-old rebuffed by the Serie A runners-up. Napoli's outspoken owner Aurelio de Laurentiis has no intention of parting with the former Metz and Genk star before then. And with boss Carlo Ancelotti desperate to challenge Juventus for the Scudetto next season, De Laurentiis is insisting that he won't be sold.

Source: Daily Mirror May 20, 2019 22:46 UTC