The project has made the world of Parisian luxury real estate talk a lot. A duplex apartment in the 15th arrondissement, with an incredible roof terrace overlooking the Eiffel Tower. After having difficulty finding a buyer, the property in restoration finally attracted a very particular buyer a few weeks ago: Kalidou Koulibaly.
The famous player from Naples spent just over 4 million euros for this six-room apartment of just under 200 m2. Enough to feed speculation about a Parisian future, even if the work will not be completed before the start of 2021. "This is not the kind of apartment we buy to rent," blows a specialist. exceptional properties. It is rather a place in which we plan to live. Investors tend to focus on other districts, in the Golden Triangle (8th arrondissement). "
Seen from the side of Kalidou Koulibaly, 28-year-old defender among the most famous in Europe, the scenario sounds good, even very well. After six seasons in Naples, its relations with its leaders are less fluid. He also knew a lot of physical glitches which undermine him and which his clan does not hesitate to link to a “lack of tranquility”. Clearly, Koulibaly, under contract until 2023, would like to take up a new challenge next season. “Today, he has toured the issue a bit in Italy, says a close friend. He wants to continue playing the Champions League, to be part of a project for a high-level European club, given the progress of his career. "
The last contacts go back to spring
Ideally, he had a preference for Manchester City, but the suspension in the Champions League could change the situation and the list of contenders (Bayern Munich, Manchester United) is not very long. PSG has many advantages in the eyes of the player. The purchase of the Senegalese international (33 caps, 1 goal) born in the Vosges does not however seem to indicate a transfer sewn of white thread, at a time when Paris focuses more on its return match of Champions League against Dortmund ( March 11) than on his next transfer window.
Leonardo will have to manage the succession of Thiago Silva, 35, at the end of the season, who will probably not extend his contract. The colossus of Naples (1.87 m, 89 kg) is one of the greatest values at its post on the continent, which has a price, estimated between 75 and 80 million euros.
Will Paris have as much money to spend on this post if it keeps Neymar and Mbappé? The position of the Brazilian sports director in the dossier will be decisive. Because if he proved with Lavezzi and Cavani that he knew how to do business with Naples, the last very concrete contacts between PSG and Kalidou Koulibaly date back to last spring, when Antero Henrique was still in charge. Salary discussions were then started. Last summer, Leonardo demonstrated that he could reactivate the files of his predecessor. If this is the case, the question of accommodation is settled.
