Olympique Marseille have turned down an approach from Napoli for Nicolas Nkoulou.
Marseille president Vincent Labrune revealed the move yesterday.
"I rejected offers for Nkoulou from Napoli and Monaco. After all, Nicolas never asked me to leave our club.
"With our return to the Champions League, it was important to keep hold of someone like him."
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