Jules Kounde Expresses Happiness As French Defender Is Officially Unveiled by Barcelona

• Barcelona have officially presented Jules Kounde as the club’s latest star signing after completing his capture from Sevilla
• The 23-year-old French defender snubbed a move to the English Premier League despite Chelsea submitting a bigger bid for him
• Kounde has been training on his own as he awaits the rest of the Barcelona squad to return from their preseason tour in the United States of America

Barcelona’s latest summer signing Jules Kounde has officially been presented to fans and the media during his unveiling at Camp Nou.

The French defender arrived at Barcelona last Thursday, July 28 after sealing his move from fellow La Liga side, Sevilla for €55 million and has signed a deal until 2027.

Kounde thanked Barcelona president, Juan Laporta and the fans for their affection and emphasized that it was time to get down to training hard and winning Football Espana reports.

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The 23-yar-old has been training alone as he awaits the arrival of the rest of the Barcelona squad from their preseason training tour of the USA.

Kounde joins Barcelona in one of the busiest summer transfer windows for the Catalan giants after the acquisition of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Frank Kessie, and Andreas Christensen.

Xavi gives green light for the sale of two Barcelona stars

Meanwhile, Barcelona manager, Xavi has given the approval for the sale of Sergino Dest and Memphis Depay to enable the club to register its new players for the season Barca Universal reports.

Xavi is willing to sell Dest, considering that his age and contract status would help the club bring in significant funds as he has enough options for the right-back position.

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Xavi has also told Memphis Depay to seek a future elsewhere but the Holland winger wants to leave the club as a free agent which would require Barcelona to terminate his contract.

Xavi Hernández confirms Gerard Piqué will Be given fair chance

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Gerard Piqué will be given a fair chance to earn his place in the Barcelona squad despite the club making defensive new signings.

Barca signed Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé during the current transfer window, and also have the impressive Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia on their books.

Despite this, coach Xavi Hernández confirmed that Piqué will be given a fair shot.