Xavi ‘ties’ Kounde
Jules Kounde is closer to Barcelona than ever. The French central defender, who maintains almost daily contacts with Xavi Hernández, has decided to wait for Barcelona and reject Chelsea. Now the player is just waiting for the Blaugrana club and Sevilla to come to an agreement, something that according to the journalist Gerard Romero is already very advanced, although from the Andalusian capital they assure that he is not that advanced . In fact, in the Seville club they ratify that the official offer has not yet arrived, so until they receive the Blaugrana proposal they remain incredulous about it. On the other hand, in Barcelona optimism has been unleashed regarding the signing of the French central defender.
The details
The great architect of Koundé’s final decision has been Xavi, who has promised him to be the cornerstone in defense and the franchise player in the rear of the Blaugrana project. The center-back, flattered and excited by Xavi’s confidence, has given the coach the word that he will wait for Barcelona. And the moment of truth has arrived: once the second lever has been activated, which will bring the club some 300 million euros, Barcelona will send Sevilla a proposal of close to 55 million euros in the next few hours. The signing of Kounde has only one consideration: it could end up affecting the incorporations of Azplicueta and Marcos Alonso, since Chelsea would no longer give Barcelona any kind of facilities, especially after seeing how the Blaugrana club snatches two goals from them at a stroke : first Raphinha and then Koundé. In fact, the search for a reinforcement on the right wing would be deactivated – with Dest and Sergi Roberto together with the alternatives of Araújo and Koundé it is considered already closed – and only an alternative on the left would be sought to cover Jordi Alba.