Barcelona reaches agreement to sign Jules Koundé from Sevilla
Updated On: 29 July, 2022 10:59 AM IST | Mumbai | AP
Kounde would be Barcelona`s third major signing after it sold 25 per cent of its Spanish league television rights for the next 25 years as it tries to both claw its way out of staggering debt and rebuild a competitive team after winning nothing last season
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Xavi Hernandez can scratch the last item off his wish list after Barcelona struck a deal for France defender Jules Kounde. Barcelona on Thursday said that Sevilla agreed to transfer the highly touted center back for a still-undisclosed sum. The deal will be complete after the 23-year-old Kounde undergoes a medical exam.
Kounde, who also drew interest from Chelsea, will provide Barcelona`s coach a skilled and versatile defender as the team tries to transition beyond a backline still led by the 35-year-old Gerard Pique. The France international will join Ronald Araújo (23) and eric García (21) as Barcelona`s young core of central defenders playing with Pique.
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