Barça expects to close the deal for Koundé between today and tomorrow

the future of Jules Kounde It will be resolved in the next few hours. In fact, the Barça He hopes to be able to close his transfer between this Monday or, at the latest, tomorrow afternoon. After disabling the option Chelseathanks to the fact that the French central defender has remained firm in his word of only wanting to play at the Camp Nou, the Barça club has activated the negotiations with the Sevilla this very afternoon – the morning in Dallas– for what Koundé could become the sixth reinforcement of the 2022-23 squad, after the additions of Kessie, Christensen, Rapinha, Dembele and Lewandowski. With the entire staff of the Barça in USA (President The doorthe sports vice president Rafa Yuste and the sports dome formed by the director of football, Mateu Alemany and the technical secretary, Jordi Cruyff), and taking into account the time difference -in Dallas it is seven hours less-, the Barça It has not been fully activated until this afternoon.

Would be incorporated directly into the United States

Waiting for the Sevilla give the OK to the transfer, which would be set at less than 60 million euros, the plans of the Barcelona expedition in USA They contemplate having the center-back in New York, where the team will remain between Wednesday and Saturday and where they will play against New York Red Bulls.

Currently, Koundé is found in Lagos (Portugal), where he is concentrated with the Sevillawho yesterday played a tournament against Sporting in Lisboa and that was awarded after winning in the penalty shootout.

Once it’s closed Koundé, the center number one of the list of Xavi for the central position, it would be necessary to close the chapter of the wings, one of the demarcations that in this tour is conforming that the Barcelona team is more limited.

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