Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Jules Kounde from Sevilla after hijacking Chelsea’s move for the centre-back and the Frenchman has stated the reason for him joining the Catalan club.
The two clubs battled it out for the 23-year-old’s signature over the last few weeks and it looked at one stage that the centre-back would be on his way to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea agreed a £55m deal with Sevilla for the French defender, as reported by the Daily Mail, but Barca arrived and turned the player’s head – similar to the Raphinha case.
Barcelona then had a lower fee of £41.85m…
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