Julen Lopetegui take over the march Jules Kounde. The 23-year-old French central defender is one of the great goals of the FC Barcelona this summer and despite the fact that there have still been no contacts between the two clubs, the Basque coach takes it for granted that he will not have him under his command next season.
In this sense, and without mentioning the Frenchman’s name, Lopetegui has urged the Sevilla to “replace very, very important players”, taking for granted the departure of Koundé this summer.
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“We are aware of the departure of an important player and we do not yet know if any other important player can leave. The Spanish League is tremendously competitive, the Champions League too, and we want to have the best possible team. It is certain that the club is going to work to replace very, very important players and also to provide players who can make us grow in internal competitiveness, because we must improve the team to try to achieve the objectives”, indicated the Gipuzkoan coach in the press conference prior to the friendly between Sevilla and Tottenham.
Being more specific, and despite the arrival of Marcao, Lopetegui has many doubts in defense. “Has gone out a very important player as he is Diego Carlos and it may be that also our other regular central defenderWe don’t know what’s going to happen. They are difficult to replace and we have to help Marcao to quickly adapt to the demand. He hasn’t arrived in the same conditions as the rest of his teammates and he has to join in little by little”.
This Thursday, Monchi assured MD that “to date there has been and is no contact between Barça and Sevilla”, although the situation could change in the coming days.