Why did Jules Koundé decide to join Barcelona over Chelsea

FC Barcelona has finally signed Jules Koundé, a player that has been snatched from the hands of Chelsea, that had been working on both Sevilla and the player. The French player was one of the preferred players of the London team to reinforce its defense this summer after the departures of Christensen and Rüdiger, but finally he will play at the Camp Nou in the new season.

According to the player in his first words as a Barcelona player, Xavi Hernandez has been the decisive point to opt for the offer of the Catalan team. He affirms that he has spoken with him on several occasions and has explained his sporting project and how he was going to be part of it, in addition, he affirmed that he was very excited with Xavi’s project and believes that they share the same vision of soccer. Seemingly, this was the main reason why Koundé has decided to reject Chelsea, after his arrival at Stamford Bridge was practically closed.

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Monchi —Sevilla's sporting director— spoke about the sale of Jules Koundé to FC Barcelona and at all times confirmed that it was the highest proposal made for the player. In recent days questions have been raised on why Sevilla had decided to sell Koundé to Barça if Chelsea offered more money, something that seems to be completely uncertain after the words of the sporting director of Sevilla.

The 23 year-old center-back has always put Sevilla first, but in light of the recent opportunity, he would choose FC Barcelona as his new team, and so it has been. In this way, Xavi Hernandez's team puts the icing on the cake to a truly great squad that will try to fight for all the titles on the line. The pairing of Araujo and Koundé in defense is a promising duo that spells success for Barcelona.

Biggest transfer in Sevilla history

Sevilla FC signs the biggest transfer in its history after closing the deal with FC Barcelona for 50 million euros plus 12 million euros in variables, that is, 62 million euros in total. The Andalusian team will finally be able to initiate moves that both the club and their fans have been longing for, confident that Monchi will manage to restructure a team to compete at the highest level, both in La Liga and in the Champions League.