West Ham United have made an offer for Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic, claim Sky Sport Italia, with Fulham also interested.

The 28-year-old centre-back is only under contract until June 2021 and has not agreed a new deal.

He has been on the market for several months and a proposal has now arrived from West Ham.

Negotiations are in progress and Napoli want around €15-20m for the Serbia international.

Fulham are also believed to be keeping an eye on Maksimovic after the deal with Sassuolo for Marlon seemingly collapsed.

Manchester City have reportedly informed Napoli they are no longer interested in Kalidou Koulibaly after spending €53m plus Nicolas Otamendi on Ruben Dias.

The Senegal international had been Pep Guardiola’s number one target in defence for several years, but this summer was the closest they came to a deal.

Despite Napoli declaring they were open to a sale, Manchester City never reached the asking price of at least €75-80m.

Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli assures the squad is ‘complete’ and Kalidou Koulibaly is staying. ‘We’re very happy and so is he.’

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There were some concerns before kick-off, as there was a thunderstorm over Naples, but the turf does not appear to be waterlogged.

PSG are preparing to raise their bid for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and are now the favourites ahead of Manchester City, according to The Telegraph.

The online version of the English newspaper claims that Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer up to €80m for the centre-back.

That would meet the original asking price and see him brought in as a replacement for Thiago Silva.

The 29-year-old Senegal international was placed on the market by President Aurelio De Laurentiis, as long as they received ‘the right price’ for his sale.

Kalidou Koulibaly is increasingly likely to remain at Napoli, as Manchester City and PSG will not raise their offers to meet the €70m asking price.

According to Calciomercato.com and Sportitalia, President Aurelio De Laurentiis has set the absolute minimum fee at €70m without bonuses.

That is proving to be beyond the expectations of Manchester City and PSG, who are instead turning towards other targets.

City are believed to have agreed personal terms with Jules Kounde, even though Sevilla so far rejected the offer.

Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli confirms Arkadiusz Milik talks with Roma ‘have not yet been successful’ and they will keep Kalidou Koulibaly unless it’s ‘the right opportunity.’

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Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are reportedly far away from meeting Napoli patron Aurelio De Laurentiis’ demands and Kalidou Koulibaly could end up staying at the San Paolo.

La Repubblica claims the asking price for Koulibaly remains too high for PSG and Man City, and the centre-back has made himself available for coach Gennaro Gattuso.

The newspaper claims the €80m asking price will not be matched by either of the two giants.

Napoli have reportedly received an offer from Paris-Saint Germain for Kalidou Koulibaly and could complete the move next week.

Tuttosport claims PSG have offered €52m for the Senegalese centre-back, with an additional €7m in bonuses.

The newspaper claims Napoli patron Aurelio De Laurentiis waits to see if Manchester City returns for the auction, but the deal with the French giants could be concluded next week.

If Manchester City or PSG don’t do a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly by this weekend, Napoli are expected to take the defender off the market.

The negotiations continue to drag on after months and appear to have hit another impasse.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester City are at most prepared to pay €70m, whereas the asking price is at least €75m.

Even with performance-related bonuses and add-ons, this is a difficult gap to bridge, largely because the two clubs are still not communicating directly with each other.