Koundé will be next

The sale express from diego charles to Aston Villa, for a figure of around 35 million euros, will be followed in the next few days by the departure of Jules Koundé to Chelsea in exchange for a figure that is expected to circulate around 60 million more variables. Koundé has received other offers but had already agreed the terms of his contract with the London club, in the absence of the English government unblocking the sale to North American tycoon Todd Boehly.

Monchi will have around 100 million to close at least two new central defenders, total conversion of one of the most reliable parts of the team, if not the most, during the last three seasons. The Argentinian Marcos Senesi, from Feyenoord, and the Ghanaian Alexander Djku, from Racing de Strasbourg, They have been two of the footballers most followed by sports management in recent months.

Although Sevilla always has an element of surprise. The arrival of Diego Carlos in June 2019 happened like this. Few in Spain then knew this very strong central defender from Nantes, then 26 years old, and his performance in Nervión has been truly spectacular. Koundé, who arrived that same summer from Girondins, cost a lot more but also had the youth of his then 19 years. “It will be cheap,” said Monchi himself then to those who were surprised that he had paid 25 million for the Frenchman.

Jules has been seen in Miami with his friend Aurelien Tchoaméni, whom Real Madrid wants, and both will meet France this weekend to face several Nations Cup matches. Koundé’s last league match against Athletic had many farewell overtones, just as it happened with Diego Carlos. At 22, already fixed for Deschamps, he is ready for a bigger challenge than SevillaLike trying to win the Premier League and/or the Champions League.