Dwight Yorke has urged Manchester United to sign Kalidou Koulibaly and says the Napoli defender would be ‘perfect’ for his former club.
Senegal captain Koulibaly is considered one of the best defenders in world football and is valued at £90million by Italian club Napoli.
The Red Devils have been linked with a move for Koulibaly for the past 18 months and Yorke believes he would be the ‘perfect’ long-term partner for captain Harry Maguire.
Yorke told Stadium Astro: ‘Without a doubt I think he’s one that everyone is after and if Manchester United are going to make some big signings like they always do, I would definitely [sign him], if we can afford him then why not?
‘I think he is the perfect fit to come into centre-half alongside Maguire, that would be awesome to have him there and suddenly we look a proper team then, with the likes of Pogba and Bruno and one of the holding midfielders and the front three forwards as I mentioned.
‘We become a team who suddenly everybody will be fearing.’
Yorke, who won three Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United, added: ‘The Italian league for me used to be the top league, it’s very difficult.
‘But certainly with everyone after him, what he’s done in the Italian league so far he is a name everyone is after.
‘If he’s one that everyone is after then why should United not go after him?
‘And that sends a clear message that we are hard to beat and certainly with the quality we are possessing at the minute, for me that’s kind of a no-brainer if I were United at this stage.
‘If I was Ole or in Ole’s position, I would be persuading to get him because I know how important [it is] to have another centre-half of his quality alongside Maguire.’
Manchester United secured an emphatic 3-0 victory over Brighton on Tuesday night and are now just two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea after their defeat to West Ham.
Solskjaer’s side face relegation-battlers Bournemouth this weekend.
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