Madrid monitors Koundé, according to ESPN

Real Madrid is closely following in Jules Kounde's footsteps, according to ESPN. The 21-year-old young central defender has curdled a great campaign in Sevilla under the orders of the white team's coach, Julen Lopetegui. Zinedine Zidane was already interested in French last season And, although for him Varane and Ramos are indisputable, he wants to manage more options for the next season.

Despite the fact that last summer they incorporated Eder Militao from Porto, Madrid is looking for another defense in the market. Vallejo will abandon the Madrid discipline this summer and Nacho's situation is not clear, since it has hardly counted for Zidane this season. For this reason, the door is opened to the possible incorporation of Koundé.

The central defender has formed one of the best central pairs in the League and in Europe with Diego Carlos, which has also surprised locals and strangers with its performance. Zidane likes Koundé his tactical intelligence to position himself on the field and his speed, a quality highly valued by Real Madrid in a central. Although they have also focused on their behind partner, Zidane prefers the French for his youth and his margin for improvement.

Koundé is followed by a large number of clubs in Europe, so Real Madrid wants to get ahead of them. Although they do not plan to make large investments due to the situation caused by the pandemicThe arrival of the central defender at the Bernabéu would require a large outlay. The France U21 international is valued at € 35 million, an amount that is on the rise, and has a contract until June 2024.