JULES KOUNDE'S specialist had Barcelona on speed dial to seal his client a fantasy move to the Nou Camp.
Head of football Mateu Alemany affirmed the Frenchman's representative referred to them as "consistently" before at last fixing an exchange.
To expedite a transfer, Kounde's agent called Barcelona "nearly every day."
Kounde had been very nearly joining Chelsea before Barca stepped in almost too late and captured the move.
Alemany uncovered Kounde was "pausing" for Barcelona's proposition which permitted the Spaniards to make it happen.
The desperate club have forked out near £100million on Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, yet some way or another managed another £55m to land Kounde.
Be that as it may, the Frenchman felt quite skeptical about joining Xavi at the Nou Camp.
Alemany said: "Pretty much consistently they (Kounde's group) called me for an update in light of the fact that Kounde needed to join Barca and he was hanging tight for us.
"In the end I needed to tell Jonathan (Kebe, the player's representative) not to call any longer since I didn't have the foggiest idea what to tell him.
"At the point when we sold the second piece of future TV freedoms, Kounde had nearly settled his negotiation with another club. In any case, he needed to come to Barca."
Barcelona have auctions off a part of their TV privileges to finance moves this mid year, while Frenkie de Jong stays connected with a move away.
Both Kounde and Raphinha have been squeezed from right in front of Chelsea - however Alemany actually demands the club manage everything well with the Blues.
That is really great for him considering the Catalan outfit stay enthusiastic about Chelsea pair Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.
Alemany added: "We have an excellent relationship with Chelsea. We ate with the club's proprietor.
"It's conceivable that we have interest in another of their players however I would rather not discuss players who have contracts at different clubs."
Kounde himself conceded he turned down Chelsea for a transition to Barca.
The protector said: "It is actually the case that I had the amazing chance to finish paperwork for Chelsea however we needed to trust that Barca will track down a concurrence with Sevilla.
"At the point when I saw that it was conceivable, I picked Barcelona, I was exceptionally clear about that. It's a major club and an aggressive venture."
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