Chelsea have been dealt a possible blow of their chase for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde as Barcelona have emerged as a possible vacation spot for the French defender.
That’s based on native radio station Catalunya Radio, who declare that talks between the Blaugrana and the Frenchman are actually ‘superior’, with a charge anticipated to be within the area of 60m euros, alongside a participant heading in the other way, though the participant in query just isn’t specified.
??| BREAKING: Talks between FC Barcelona & Sevilla for Jules Koundé are actually ADVANCED. The switch can be accomplished for €55-60M + one participant.@CatalunyaRadio [?️]
Chelsea had been regarded as closing in on a deal for the defender, with Aim.com revealing that ‘Kounde stays Chelsea’s main goal and it’s believed they are going to push to finish the deal as quickly as they get suggestions that the minor surgical procedure was successful’.
‘It’s going to go away the Blues in a position to full the deal in early July on the newest, giving him an opportunity to be a part of the pre-season group’, they added added.
Can Barcelona afford him?
A lot has been made concerning the potential monetary points on the Camp Nou this summer time, and it stays a significant issue, based on Matteo Moretto, who claims that Chelsea stay in entrance regardless of the mutual need to make the transfer achieved on the components of Kounde and Barcelona head coach Xavi.
Tema Jules Koundé: sí, Xavi le quiere seguro, y el Barça se reunió con su representante, pero es muy complicado por un tema económico. A día de hoy la Premier sigue estando en la pole. @relevo? https://t.co/G5XE4DotiP
In fact, this might change ought to Barcelona discover funds elsewhere (say, promoting Frenkie de Jong this summer time), which implies that Chelsea are probably going to want to wrap the deal up within the close to future.