The FC Barcelona He continues to be the protagonist of a ‘dream’ transfer market for the Catalans and they have already formalized a new contract. The great goal of Xavi Hernandez for the defense, Jules Koundé, has been confirmed as a new reinforcement for the squad led by the player from Egar. The azulgranas managed to outdo clubs like Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and, above all, Chelsea in the ‘race’ for the player, who will fulfill his dream of wearing a Blaugrana.
The agreement between the Catalan entity and Sevilla is closed. Barça had to give in to the economic pretensions of the Nervionenses in order to be able to ‘please’ their coach, who had expressly requested the hiring of the Parisian to shore up his rearguard. He even played a fundamental role in the incorporation of the defender, since from London they had their transfer practically closed until a call from Hernández changed the whole situation at the last minute.
For this reason, from Barcelona they will pay the figure of 60 million euros, which are structured in 50 fixed ‘kilos’ plus 10 in variables, as reported by the program ‘Tiempo de Juego’ on the ‘COPE’ chain. In this way, the demands of the sevillistas are met, who expected to receive no less than 60 million for who has been one of their main references in defense during recent seasons.
For its part, Koundé will sign a five-year contract at a rate of 6 million euros net for each of them. Thus, the footballer will be ‘shielded’ by the Barça institution, in principle, until 2027, receiving emoluments that are adapted to the club’s economic situation and do not break the new salary scale imposed from this summer.
Jules is already in Barcelona
In the meantime, the player is already in Barcelona, where he will undergo medical tests and will join his new team directly at the club’s facilities in Catalonia, awaiting the arrival of the culé expedition that is currently in New York, the city where they will face the last game of the preseason against NY Red Bull. In the same way, the teams have already exchanged all the transfer documentation and the Blaugrana confirmed their hiring through their social networks.
The Barça does not stop
Finally, the Catalans do not intend to stop in the market and after the Frenchman’s announcement they will go all out for their latest goals. The first of them is Azpilicueta, for whom they are still negotiating with Chelsea. Same case of Marcos Alonso, although both operations seem very complicated because Chelsea does not want to let both figures leave for the Camp Nou. In the same way, the ‘exit operation’ is still underway and Óscar Mingueza, Memphis, Umtiti, Neto, Braithwaite and Riqui Puig are still waiting to resolve their future, with Frenkie de Jong in the ‘air’.