An expensive transfer. In trading time and in money. Jules Koundé has been one of Xavi Hernández’s most insistent requests and Sevilla has demanded a very high price from Barça, the highest paid for a defender at the Barça club. Koundé breaks the successive records they set, also coming from Sevilla, Dani Alves in 2008 (29.5 million plus 6 in variables) and Clément Lenglet in 2018 (35.9).
Koundé has cost 50 million plus 5 in variables and has signed for five seasons, until 2027. The value conferred by Barça accounts for the 1,000 million termination clause. At the height of Pedri, Ferran Torres Ansu Fati and Raphinha. All forwards. All young. As Koundé, 23 years old, born in Paris on November 12, 1998.
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“I’m sure you’ll have a lot of success,” predicted Joan Laporta, repeating to the footballer, like all those he has presented, the alleged economic effort of betting on Barça instead of other clubs that bid for him. The effort, Koundé clarified, was another. “The effort was to wait for Barça to reach an agreement with Sevilla”, commented the defender, who, in addition to patience, was seduced by the talks with Xavi. “He has asked me to continue doing what I did at Sevilla: be aggressive and go out with the ball from behind, which I think are my strengths.
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Mateu Alemany, The sports director specified that he spoke with the player’s agent every two days and for two months. Koundé wanted to sign for Barça and Barça had neither money nor salary limit to sign the player, Alemany answered. Everything has been fixed. They were activated first the two levers for the sale of 25% of television rights and this Monday Laporta announced the sale of 25% of Barça Studios for an additional one hundred million.
“It is a highly desired signing by our coach,” Laporta specified by way of a private tagline, also freed for being able to give Xavi everything he has asked for. And Koundé’s name was underlined. “I am very happy and proud to come to this club. Now all that remains is to train hard and win,” was the fifth signing of the summer and Barça member 147,858.