Sevilla did not give his arm to twist for Kooundé, reluctant to let him go to City. He was not satisfied with the offer of the English team, which he considered insufficient. The French central, however, acknowledged that he spoke by phone with Guardiola: “We had a conversation in Spanish. I was willing to play for City because it gave me arguments to be a protagonist. But it didn't happen ”, lamented the Sevilla footballer, who is especially interested in convincing Deschamps and participate in the Eurocup.
Txiki Begiristain traveled to Spain this past summer and discussed the matter Kooundé. In the absence of a defender to accompany Laporte, Sevilla was one of the priority names on the list. Although City did not convince Monchi, who showed his chest by ensuring that he rejected an offer of more than 50 million euros. With the refusal of the Seville team, the Manchester team resorted to plan B: it took Aké, from the descended Bournemouth, and Rúben Days, for which he paid about 70 million euros.
Be that as it may, Kooundé expressed in October that he was comforted by the interest of Guardiola: “I appreciate that City noticed me. Always is good”. The train passed for the French and the English team now has the former Benfica, a Aké, to Stones, to Laporte and even Eric Garcia The contract ends in June 2021. The man from Martorell wants to go to Barça, but City is not going to settle for any offer that may come in January. Even if you risk losing it for free in a few months.