“I really want to play and the competition is a challenge, it’s good”
BARCELONA, 1 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The new FC Barcelona player Jules Koundé assured in his presentation that he had to wait for the Blaugrana offer, when Sevilla already had an agreement with another club interested in his signing, and he was delighted to be able to be a culé and fight for a place in a project that he considers “ambitious”.
“It is true that I had another opportunity, the effort was to wait for Barça to reach an agreement with Sevilla. When everything was possible, I chose Barça because it was clear to me, it is a club with a very ambitious project and I like LaLiga It was an effort to wait, but not so much because I wanted to get here,” he assured in his presentation.
Koundé, a powerful central defender with a good ball output, an absolute international with France at the age of 23, said he was “very happy” with his signing for Barça. “I am very proud because I am coming to a very big and ambitious club and I also have ambition. I want to start working with the team and prepare ourselves to reach the top”, he pointed out.
He also acknowledged that despite the wait, the conversations between his agents and the club were “very fluid.” “I’ve always felt the affection of the coach, who wanted me to come. It was something very important to me, it’s a very important step in my career,” he acknowledged about Xavi Hernández’s interest in taking over his services.
“He asks me to continue doing what I did at Sevilla, to be aggressive and get the ball from behind, which are my strengths. And commitment, of course. I know where I’m going, Barça is a big and demanding club,” he added. in this sense.
In addition, after getting to know LaLiga Santander at the hands of Sevilla, he now feels more prepared to adapt quickly to Barça. “Of course, my knowledge of LaLiga is going to make everything easier for me. The important thing is to adapt to Barça’s style, to what the coach is going to ask of me and to get to know my teammates, but the past is going to make it easier for me”, be sincere.
As for the competition to play as a starter, with Gerard Piqué, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia or the newcomer Andreas Christensen, he assured that it is good.
“It’s very good for the team, because there are a lot of games. If I’m a starter or not, the coach will say that, I don’t worry about that. I come here to grow because I’m still young, and to help the team at all times with whatever they ask of me The coach and teammates. I’m really looking forward to it and the competition is a challenge, it’s fine”, he recognised.