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A new scenario opens in Barcelona. Jules Kounde, who landed at the Camp Nou last summer, has conveyed to Xavi his discomfort with continuing to play as a right-back. The France international does not believe the situation will change and has asked the club to listen to offers in order to evaluate them.
The message he conveyed to Xavi and the club is not that he wants to leave without reasons, but rather that, because of his situation, he wants to know what options can be offered to him. Barcelona’s priority is not to make a big investment in the right-back position, and this means that he will play in the same position next season.
Xavi himself has already understood that the priority is not a full-back, but a midfielder. The club intends to make a major investment in the midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets, who will decide his new destination after the end of La Liga.
With the club needing to sell and the situation Kounde complaining about, the Frenchman becomes a real option for sale. This means that Barcelona must receive an impressive bid to greenlight his departure. Yes, the former Sevilla defender has a lot of fans in the market.
One of the reasons Kounde rejected Tuchel’s Chelsea last summer was that the German coach wanted him to play as a full-back. In the end, he found himself playing in this position with Barcelona.
In addition, the list of Barcelona central defenders is already quite large. In addition to Araujo and Christensen who mainly play, we must add Eric Garcia, Marcos Alonso and future signing Inigo Martinez.
Source: Relevo
