Barcelona have introduced a brand new five-year contract for defender Jules Kounde, who has accepted their provide to remain on the membership till 2030. The Blaugrana have locked within the Frenchman, who has been their beginning right-back for the previous couple of seasons.
Kounde had confirmed that he had reached an settlement with the membership a number of weeks in the past, however the announcement was delayed after Marcus Rashford’s signing occupied the agenda. His earlier deal was as a consequence of expire in 2027, and he was starting to draw curiosity from the Premier League. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis most lately have been all linked with a big-money transfer for Kounde, however MD say that he expressed no real interest in leaving Barcelona.
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Chatting with the media after saying the deal himself, Kounde had defined that negotiations with the Blaugrana have been swift.
“The membership and I had the identical concept of staying. I’m very glad, I really feel comfy with the workforce, with the ambition, and I’m very grateful to be at an establishment the place we struggle for each title yearly. I had no intention of leaving.”
Proper-back function more likely to proceed for French worldwide
Kounde is more likely to be competing for the right-back spot this season alongside Eric Garcia, who impressed throughout the Frenchman’s convalescence late on final yr.
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“I’m solely 26, and it’s true that I’ve been taking part in full-back,” he remarked in the identical media look. “I hope to take a step ahead this yr. I’m all the time out there to the coach; he is aware of I can play in each positions. I’ll all the time really feel extra like a centre-back, as a result of I used to be educated as one, however I’m glad.”
With Inigo Martinez in Saudi Arabia although, it does open up a spot at centre-back beside Pau Cubarsi. Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen are favourites for the function, however there’s a slim probability that Kounde may transfer inside with Garcia at right-back.