According to Jules Kounde, he has no plans to leave Barcelona this summer.
Earlier this week, 90min reported that Barça had been taken aback by suggestions that the Frenchman was looking to go since he had been used out of position for the majority of this season and that they had been less than pleased with his behavior.
Kounde has since denied allegations that he requested permission from Barcelona to take on a new challenge just a year after joining from Sevilla.
To be clear, I never asked to leave, and I'm not leaving, the defender wrote on Twitter.
This statement puts to rest other rumors that surfaced when Mateu Alemany, Barcelona's director of football, was unable to put an end to them following Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Real Valladolid.
"These are internal situations that we will resolve internally," Alemany stated at the time.
Since then, head coach Xavi has affirmed that he spoke with Kounde about the issue and said that they were on the same page.
I don't see any issues. "I spoke to him, yes, we were happy, and everything was clear." Xavi said, "We both left the meeting delighted.
This year, Kounde has been a key member of Xavi's squad, helping them win back La Liga from Real Madrid.
In order to fight on all fronts this season, the club will attempt to reinforce this summer, but due to financial difficulties and the necessity to follow La Liga's viability plans, it may be necessary to sell important players in order to sign top transfer targets.
In addition to Kounde, Barcelona has expressed interest in Benjamin Pavard of Bayern Munich, a versatile French defender who can play both right and center back. 90min understands that Barcelona has thought about include Kounde in a potential deal for Pavard.
Kounde spent two years under Thomas Tuchel's management at Chelsea before transferring to Barcelona in the summer of 2016. Newcastle is another team that likes the defense.
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