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Ranieri in Foxes raid NAPOLI STAR IN DEMAND Eagles eye Oz swoop

- BY NEIL MOXLEY by Tom Hopkinson by Tom Hopkinson

CLAUDIO RANIERI is looking to be reunited with his friends from LEICESTER.

The new FULHAM boss has his eye on several of the squad that helped him snatch the Premier League title with the Foxes.

Danny Simpson, Christian Fuchs and Robert Huth, along with striker Shinji Okazaki, are all on the Italian’s radar. MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Kalidou Koulibaly by next summer at the latest.

The Napoli defender is high up on Mourinho’s list of targets with the Portuguese keen to strengthen in January.

United will try for the Senegalese centre-half (left) when the transfer window reopens in the new year.

But if a deal cannot be struck then Mourinho (inset) will wait until the end of the season before having another go at signing him.

Koulibaly is keen on a move to the Premier League, with Chelsea and Liverpool also linked with the player.

However, United have moved into pole position to land him as Mourinho looks to shore up a backline which conceded 21 goals in the first 12 Premier League of the season. The 27-year-old Franceborn Senegal star is valued at around £55million by Napoli. He started his career with hometown club SR Saint-die before joining Metz, where he made a name for himself and earned a move to Belgian side Genk. In 2014, Napoli paid around £7m to sign him and since then he has become one of the most accomplish­ed defenders in Serie A. United are ready to move for Xkhxoguhlx­igbhaxlgyh, xwg ho made 11 appearance­s for the French Under-20s side before becoming a full senior internatio­nal with Senegal in 2015 – despite reported interest from France boss Didier Deschamps. FORMER SOUTHAMPTO striker Dani Osvaldo is mak a comeback – two years af quitting the game to follow dream of becoming a rock The 32-year-old went on to b singer for Spanish rockers B Viejo, but is now is conside an offer from Argentine si RACING CLUB DE AVELLANEDA. CRYSTAL PALACE and HUDDERSFIE­LD are keen on Groningen winger Ajdin Hrustic.

The Aussie, 22, has impressed in the Eredivisie after making his profession­al debut last year.

He played youth football with South Melbourne and Schalke before moving to Groningen in 2015.

Since then he has earned his first cap for Australia, after rejecting the advances of Bosnia & Herzegovin­a,

His form has caught the eye of the Premier League sides who are sizing up January moves for him.

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