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There is no doubt that FC Barcelona is one of the teams that has strengthened the most in the current summer transfer market. However, the blaugrana coach, Xavi Hernández, believes that in order to fight for all possible titles, it is necessary to continue adding reinforcements in defense, one of the areas that needs a lot of attention in the club from the City of Barcelona. Therefore, one of the names that they like the most for the defense is Jules Koundé, the Sevilla footballer who has not yet decided his next destination.
It is worth noting that according to the information provided by the newspaper ‘The Sun’, Chelsea has secured the French center-back for around 65 million euros and his salary would be about six or seven million euros per season. This is a serious problem for the board of the Catalan club, who still have hopes of signing him.
In response, ‘Sport’ stated that Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, will try to counterprogram the English team with a new attempt to sign the defender. However, the figures do not match those of Stamford Bridge by any means, but they trust that the player's desire to wear the blue and garnet jersey will play a key role.
In a nutshell, the situation is as follows: Koundé has been training with Sevilla these days, recovering from an operation he underwent at the beginning of his vacation. He is also waiting for Chelsea or the Blaugrana team to sign him, making it clear that his main desire is to arrive at Camp Nou. However, without neglecting the economic factor.
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Xavi is already in Miami to coach the Clásico
The wait is over for Xavi Hernández and, four days after FC Barcelona set off for the United States, he will be able to travel to the United States to begin his journey with the team's tour of America. After resolving visa issues, he took a flight in the early afternoon to reach the city in the state of Florida.
This weekend, Barcelona will face Real Madrid in Las Vegas as part of the pre-season and North American tour of both teams. In addition, this match will be played at 10:00 p.m. local time, but in Spain it can be watched in the early morning of July 24.
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