Sevilla’s Sporting Director Monchi Explains Jules Koundé’s Transfer to Barcelona Despite Interest From Chelsea

• Chelsea FC were in pole position to sign Jules Koundé from Sevilla before he was sold to FC Barcelona
• Sevilla Sporting Director Monchi explained in detail why Jules Koundé was sold to Barcelona and not Chelsea
• Chelsea were upset with FC Barcelona over their transfer dealings and always beating them to players' signatures

Chelsea still have a bitter taste in their mouth after Jules Koundé agreed to join Barcelona instead of the Blues.

Barcelona and Sevilla agreed on a deal worth €60m for the defender, despite interest from the English side.

The transfer saga was long and drawn out, with both Barcelona and Chelsea being favourites to sign the defender at different points in the process.

Chelsea were upset about Barcelona beating them to another player as well, and have refused to negotiate with the club in future.

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Sevilla’s Sporting Director Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo aka Monchi, has broken down what exactly happened with regards to the transfer and why they agreed on a deal with the Blaugrana.

Monchi took to Twitter to explain the situation, adding that while they were in advanced talks with Chelsea, Koundé had reservations about joining the Blues.

He added that Chelsea had some doubts as well and then stopped trying to sign the player. Barcelona then entered the fray and made an offer that Sevilla couldn’t refuse.

Koundé becomes Barca’s fifth signing of the summer.

The club have already signed Raphinha, Andres Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Franck Kessie on top of agreeing on a new contract for Ousmane Dembélé, Goal reported.

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FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Jules Kounde, the club announced on Thursday.

The Catalan giants will pay Sevilla a transfer fee of €50 million plus an additional €10 million in various performance-related add-ons.

According to Kounde, he was one step away from signing for Chelsea when Xavi Hernandez intervened. Despite only having been in the hot seat at Barcelona for nine months, Xavi appears to have a knack for getting through to footballers.

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Barcelona were looking to bring in the two defenders from the Blues before the new season kicks off. Both sides have already had a few dealings during the current transfer window.

Barcelona first signed Andreas Christensen from the London-based club on a free transfer and then beat Chelsea to Ousmane Dembélé’s signature. Chelsea were keen on the Frenchman when his contract expired with the Spanish club, but Barcelona were quick to get him to re-sign.