Barcelona planning to make a last-minute offer for Jules Kounde

Despite it looking like Jules Kounde is bound for Chelsea this summer, Barcelona are not willing to give up and throw in the towel in the battle for the Frenchman’s signing.

The 23-year-old has been earmarked as manager Xavi Hernandez’s top transfer target to reinforce the backline. And while the Catalans seem to have had an agreement with the player over a move, they are yet to make a formal offer to Sevilla for a transfer.

In the meantime, Chelsea have had an offer worth €65 million accepted and look primed to sign Kounde. However, as reported by COPE’s Helena Condis, Barcelona are set to make a last-ditch offer to try and swoop Kounde away from under the Premier League club’s noses.

Barça have managed to do so once already this summer when they beat Chelsea to the signing of Raphinha and are still unwilling to give up their pursuit of Kounde, despite recent reports suggesting otherwise.

The Blaugrana are yet to lodge an offer for the French international, but they plan to do that imminently, having triggered the second economic lever. However, Sevilla are believed to have made it clear that they will once consider Barça’s offer if it matches Chelsea’s.

Kounde has been at Sevilla for three years now, having arrived from Bordeaux in 2019. The French defender has enjoyed a great progression during his time in Andalusia and is ready for the next big move in his career.

Whether it will be to London or Barcelona is yet to be decided, although, the former seems more likely at the moment.