Napoli will not accept less than €100m for Kalidou Koulibaly, claim reports, with Liverpool leading the race ahead of Manchester United and Real Madrid.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Partenopei are prepared to consider offers for the Senegal international this summer.

However, their asking price will not go under €100m, which is already lower than the €120m they were demanding last year.

The same report states that Liverpool are the favourites, largely because they would also include Dejan Lovren as part of the package.

Carlo Ancelotti claims the Milan team who lost the Champions League to Liverpool in 2005 were better than his winners of 2003 and 2007.

Today marks 13 years since Milan beat Manchester United 3-0 to reach the 2006-07 Champions League Final, and Ancelotti looked back on their ‘perfect’ performance.

“The goal we conceded in the last minute of the first leg was very important,” he said during an Instagram interview.

“It ended 3-2 and this forced us to play an attacking game, more ruthless than if the first leg had ended 2-2.

Liverpool transfer target Joaquin Correa confessed he would like to play in the Premier League and learn English, but for now he’s ‘concentrating on Lazio.’

The Argentina international was answering fan questions in an Instagram Livestream and dropped what might be considered several hints about the on-going Liverpool links.

“I’d like to play in the Premier League,” said Tucu Correa.

Juventus, Inter and Liverpool are talking to striker Timo Werner, claim Sky Sport Italia, as he will leave RB Leipzig this summer.

According to transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio, there is a three-horse race for the 24-year-old hitman.

He only extended his contract with Red Bull Leipzig in August 2019, but seems destined to move on next season.

Liverpool have long been interested in Werner, but might struggle to fit him in with their already overflowing group of forwards.

Mario Balotelli confesses he was on the verge of joining Juventus after Manchester City. ‘It would’ve been smarter for me, but I followed my heart to Milan.’

The Brescia striker rarely gives interviews, but sat down with a friend on Instagram Live during the lockdown today.

“Adriano Galliani wanted me at Milan. After Manchester City, I was going to Juve and was ok with that, but then Galliani got in the way and when I heard Milan were involved, I lost it,” Balotelli told Er Faina.

Alessandro Florenzi reveals there was only one Roma player who didn’t believe they could complete the comeback with Barcelona – Kostas Manolas.

The full-back is currently on loan at Valencia, but admits he has no idea where he’ll be after June 30.

“I am at Valencia at the moment and it’s not clear yet whether FIFA will allow loans to be extended beyond then, because my contract expires in June and the season won’t end until at least July,” Florenzi told MotoGP champion Max Biaggi in an Instagram Live chat.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is “calling Dries Mertens almost every day” to encourage the Napoli striker to move, claims transfer intermediary Vincenzo Morabito.

There had already been multiple reports of strong Chelsea interest in the Belgium international in January, and he will be a free agent when his Napoli contract expires in the summer.

Liverpool are the latest club to approach Dries Mertens if he doesn’t renew his Napoli contract, after Chelsea, Juventus and Inter.

The Belgium international will be a free agent in the summer, as negotiations over an extension have seemingly ground to a halt after earlier progress.

Chelsea and Inter have never disguised their interest in Mertens, and even made proposals in January.

Now Tuttomercatoweb claim that Liverpool have also put forward an offer to sign Mertens as a free agent at the end of the season.

Ciro Immobile compares Simone Inzaghi to Jurgen Klopp, reveals he was close to joining Napoli and why he might not end his career at Lazio. “Perhaps they’ll need more important players.”

The Capocannoniere is on track to set a new all-time Serie A record, so far scoring 27 goals in just 26 games this season, taking his team into second place behind Juventus.

There were even reports linking him with a move to Liverpool – having worked with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund – or his hometown club of Napoli.

Stevan Jovetic is disappointed at the way his Inter experience ended, but admits he would love to return to Fiorentina. “It’s my second home and will always be an option.”

The 30-year-old Montenegro international moved to AS Monaco in 2017 for €10.5m, having also played for Partizan Belgrade, Manchester City and Sevilla.