Barcelona defensive ace not ‘non-transferable’, club could study good offers for him

Earlier today, Toni Juanmarti offered a shocking revelation, suggesting Jules Kounde is unhappy with his role at Barcelona, with the defender even giving the club his approval to listen to offers in the market.

Juanmarti, though, made it clear that Kounde did not hand in a transfer request. He is just unhappy with the role he has been given in the first-team. He has notified Xavi Hernandez of his problem as well.

But Adria Albets has offered an update on Kounde’s situation at Barcelona. The Spanish journalist claims Barça are not ruling out any scenario with the young defender and there is a possibility he could be offloaded at the end of the season.

Barcelona do not consider Kounde among the non-transferable players. In fact, Barça are aware of the fact that the Frenchman has a market and could fetch a considerable price.

Chelsea were interested in signing the former Sevilla starlet last summer, but Barcelona beat them to the chase. This time around, if the Premier League giants come back with a reasonable offer, Barça might consider offloading the defender on a permanent deal. The same applies to any other suitor willing to splash the cash on the French international.

Barcelona, though, do not have a similar stance towards other defenders in the team. Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen are both considered vital elements of the club’s sporting project. The same can be said for Alejandro Balde, even though the youngster was recently approached by Bayern Munich.

Kounde, meanwhile, does not seem to be averse to a move away from Camp Nou either. So it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the talented defender, who hasn’t quite set the stage alight during his first season at Camp Nou.