Kounde latest as Chelsea lay down gauntlet to Barcelona with opening bid

A recent replace on the continuing battle for the signature of Sevilla star Jules Kounde has been supplied on Monday night.

The title of stopper Kounde, in fact, has taken its place entrance and centre within the headlines throughout the summer season thus far.

This comes with the French worldwide having been added to the switch wishlists of not one, however two heavyweights of the European recreation.

The golf equipment in query? Barcelona and Chelsea.

The latter, in fact, have been eager on Kounde’s companies for over a 12 months now, with the Blues’ fruitless pursuits of each Matthijs de Ligt and Nathan Ake this time spherical having seen the 23-year-old take his place again atop Thomas Tuchel’s shortlist of defensive targets.

Jules Kounde of Sevilla CF celebrates in the course of the Spanish Copa del Rey semifinals first leg match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in Sevilla, Spain (Photograph by Jose Luis Contreras/DAX Photographs/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)

Barca, although, now eyeing reinforcements on the again after sealing spectacular offers for each Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, have too set their sights firmly on the gifted Kounde.

Not solely that, however phrase stemming from the Spanish media has pointed in the direction of the Camp Nou because the Frenchman’s touchdown spot of selection.

Chelsea, in flip, have been left with no selection however to behave. And, in response to studies doing the rounds on Monday night, that is exactly what the switch group at Stamford Bridge, immediately, have executed.

The Pensioners, it’s understood, have tabled a gap supply value a payment within the area of €50 million, plus add-ons, to their counterparts at Sevilla.

Confidence, because of this, is rising that Kounde will finally be a Chelsea participant in time for the 2022/23 season kicking into gear.

It now stays to be seen whether or not or not Barca are prepared to step ahead with a equally profitable proposal.

Chelsea are in negotiations with Sevilla over Jules Koundé and been instructed have already despatched a proposal of round €50m + add ons for Koundé.

As revealed, Chelsea are re-working on the signing of Koundé and from the membership’s aspect they’ve confidence.

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— Nathan Gissing (@Nathan_Gissing) July 18, 2022

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