Sevilla rejected in the past transfer market an offer of 55 million euros for Jules Koundé presented by Manchester City and the general director of the entity now warns that they will have to make a sale before the end of the year to square the accounts. “The difference this season is that we haven't made a big sale, but we will have to do it throughout this year if we want to build a great squad again. Once the season is over, we will surely have offers for the players and that decision will have to be made, “Cruz said in an interview on” Canal Sur Radio. “
“We have characterized ourselves as a club that has not been afraid to make adequate investments in the squad to be at the top of the table and compete with guarantees in the European competitions on duty. We are investing in improving the club's structures, and in everything that generates resources for the entity. You can always criticize any management, think that you have to be more conservative in crisis, “added the Seville executive, who has also referred to the renewal of Lopetegui, something that Monchi is leading directly, and the possibility of doing it with Koundé , one of the greatest assets of the squad but that Cruz does not see a need to renew: “My personal opinion does not have to be correct. The footballer has just started his contract, he has a good salary and it has cost 20 million, and he also has a high termination clause, that there would be no clubs willing to pay more than that clause indicates.
The general director also referred to future projects in the club to grow internationally. “We have had to slow down some projects, but we have not abandoned them, far from it. We have some very, very exciting ones that will allow us a second growth impulse and get closer to the big players to compete equally. We are very excited about the R&D project, about reinforcing the internal structure … We are with another that we do not want to reveal. Also in international expansion, which does not involve buying equipment, but rather in achieving strategic alliances ”.