Barcelona have reportedly made a decision concerning one of their wantaway stars.
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Earlier this week, it was reported that defender Jules Kounde wanted to leave Barca at the end of the season.
The 24-year-old arrived at the Camp Nou expecting to be utilised as a central defender, but with Hector Bellerin failing to do a competent job at right-back before leaving for Sporting Lisbon in January, the Frenchman has had to play the majority of the season as Xavi's first-choice fullback on that flank.
The Paris native is said to be fed up and wants to leave Catalonia as a result.
Now, according to Sport, the Blaugrana would be open to letting the France international leave if they receive a substantial offer for his services.
Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo have formed a formidable pairing at the centre of Barca's defence, and Kounde has been unable to break it up, but has also thrived on the right side of defence. Regardless, the former Sevilla star prefers playing at centre-back and is willing to move to make that happen.
Given the club's financial situation and how well the Frenchman has fared in his debut campaign with the Catalan giants, the newly crowned Spanish champions are perhaps looking to take advantage of his increasing value.
The same report claims that several Premier League clubs are interested in the ex-Bordeaux man.
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Kounde is rumoured to have a €1 billion (R20.8 billion) release clause in his contract, so Barca will be hoping to make a substantial profit on the €50 million (R1 billion) they paid Sevilla before the 2022/23 season started.
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