Sevilla last week rejected an offer for Kooundé: “It was more than twice the price we paid at the time,” he said. Monchi without revealing which club it was. City was behind a proposal of around 55 million euros. Insufficient. Txiki Begiristain was met with no for an answer. Sevilla do not need to sell, and that leaves them in an advantageous context. Unless City is more generous, Kooundé It does not move.
The Manchester team, however, is not going to give up so soon because they need a level central to accompany Laporte. Guardiola You cannot afford not to reinforce yourself. Txiki insists on adding to Otamendi in the deal to lower the price of the arrival of Kooundé, but Sevilla refuses. He just wants money. With which it forces the City to raise its bet for a footballer who at 21 years old has surprised half of Europe. AND Monchi is determined to keep the pulse of anyone.
In any case, the Etihad have not lost their optimism. They consider that the following offer will convince Sevilla and, of course, the player. The clause Kooundé amounts to 80 million euros but if City manages to put 70 on the table, probably Txiki is met this time with a different response from Monchi. Fabulous against Bayern, it is no longer any secret that he is an excellent center-back. But to play with Pep, the City has to put more money.
In that sense, in England they take for granted that Kooundé He is the center with the most options to reach the Etihad. For months the City was interested in Koulibaly, now an option almost ruled out due to the high claims that Naples has. Gimenez also liked Guardiola, although Atlético refused to let him go if his clause was not paid. Convinced Kooundé, seduced by playing for Santpedor, now it is necessary for an agreement to be reached between clubs.