Aurelio De Laurentiis doesn’t have any intentions on selling his Senegalese defender.

Chelsea had increased their bid to an incredibly high €58 million on Thursday afternoon, but it appears Napoli have rejected it. According to Calciomercato, De Laurentiis won’t accept any bid for his prized defender, especially after offloading Higuain to rivals Juventus for a gargantuan €90 million.

It had been previously reported that Koulibaly had been pushing for a move to Antonio Conte’s side.

Due to the fitness problems of Tonelli and the impending sale of Raul Albiol, there was a chance that only one central defender could be available for the weekend opener.

Napoli’s intention is to renew Koulibaly’s contract to place a release clause on the defender. He currently earns about €800,000 net per season.

The Partenopei are still on the hunt for another defender as the deal for Maksimovic has became nearly impossible to complete.

