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Man City transfer news: City place ex-Liverpool and Man Utd target at top of shortlist

Manchester City have placed former Liverpool and Manchester United transfer target Kalidou Koulibaly at the top of their shortlist ahead of the summer transfer window, according to the Daily Mail . Koulibaly has been linked with a move away from Napoli this summer, and City are set to start spending after having their European ban lifted.

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Last season's Premier League winners were originally banned from the Champions League after breaching Financial Fair Play rules.

However, after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS], their ban was reversed, and they will now be in the competition next season.

And now, they are reportedly preparing for a huge summer spending spree, with Koulibaly one of their top targets.

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Man City transfer news: City place ex-Liverpool and Man Utd target at top of shortlist (Image: GETTY) The Napoli defender was previously linked with both Liverpool and United, but it appears neither will make a move.

Instead, he could end up partnering Aymeric Laporte at the back next season.

City were rocky in defence this season, and it ended up costing them vital points in their title defence.

As a result, they have been expected to strengthen at the back and buy a long-term replacement for Vincent Kompany.

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Speaking on Monday, the defender - who is out of contract in 2021 - insisted he is only thinking about Napoli at the moment.

"In football, you never know what happens," Koulibaly told Italian media.

"I never spoke to Napoli about leaving. If we have to find a solution, we will find it, but I have never talked about the transfer market.

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"I am 100 per-cent [committed to] Napoli and it bothers me to be linked, every day, to this or that European club.

"We will see what the president (Aurelio De Laurentiis) will decide and if he proposes to extend my contract, that would allow me to end my career here.

"At the moment, I still have a three-year contract and I am not thinking of anything else but Napoli."

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