Sevilla defender Jules Kounde has ‘rejected’ Chelsea’s agreement provide to sign a 4-calendar year agreement with Barcelona, according to reports.
Chelsea and Barcelona are at present battling for the products and services of the Frenchman in one particular of the most noteworthy transfer sagas of the summer months window.
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Immediately after the Blues lodged a bid on Thursday, it was documented the following early morning that Barca had withdrawn from the race.
However, reviews that the La Liga club have re-proven by themselves as favourites have rapidly accelerated around the weekend.
A number of reports on Sunday have been good looking through for Barca followers as they seem to be closing in on the signing of Kounde in advance of their English counterparts.
A Sport report promises that the 23-yr-previous has agreed a 4-yr offer with the Catalan club, who ‘will need to have to convince’ Sevilla to accept an offer you.
🚨🚨✅| BREAKING: FC Barcelona & Sevilla have reached an settlement for Jules Koundé for €50M mounted + €10M variables.@sanantheone [🎖️]
— Controlling Barça (@ManagingBarca) July 24, 2022
Having said that, a journalist for the similar outlet, Ivan San Antonio, reports that the two La Liga golf equipment have ‘reached an agreement’ of €50m as well as €10m in variables.
Additionally, Kounde has ‘rejected’ Chelsea’s offer you after accepting phrases with Barca.
Gerard Romero has also claimed that the France international’s transfer to the Nou Camp could develop into official ‘at any moment’.
While Chelsea have been very eager on signing Kounde for about a year, they have choices lined up.
They have registered an desire in RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol and Paris Saint-Germain’s Presnel Kimpembe.
In accordance to Guardian correspondent Jacob Steinberg, ‘there is almost nothing in writing’ between Chelsea and Sevilla.
1 level is that this was not a priority for Tuchel at begin of summer time. Went for other defenders 1st, so if there is any transform in construction of price/disagreement more than incorporate-ons it wouldn’t be a surprise if Chelsea wander away. But pressure to form the defence out is massive #cfc
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) July 24, 2022
Steinberg reiterates that Kounde was not a major priority for Thomas Tuchel at the start out of the window, so it would not be a shock if the Blues again out of the deal.
Tuchel stays less than ‘pressure’ to bolster his defence, even so, following the departures of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.
