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BARCELONA, Spain: Xavi Hernández can scratch the last item off his wish list after Barcelona struck a deal for France defender Jules Koundé on Thursday. Barcelona said that Sevilla agreed to transfer the highly touted center back for a still-undisclosed sum. The deal will be complete after the 23-year-old Koundé undergoes a medical exam.
Manchester United could still win their battle to welcome Frenkie de Jong to Old Trafford as Barcelona are ‘offering him to clubs’ behind the scenes, according to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs.
Barcelona have beaten Chelsea to the signing of defender Jules Kounde after agreeing a fee of around €55 million with Sevilla, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts after his shoot during PSG’s Japan Tour football match against Gamba Osaka at Suita stadium in Osaka on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Xavi Hernandez has said Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona is «impossible» at the moment but has not definitively closed the door on bringing him back to the club in the future.
Frenkie de Jong will only agree to leave Barcelona this summer to join Chelsea – but the Blues are reluctant to match Manchester United’s offer for the midfielder, according to reports.
Xavi has indicated that he would be open to the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona, though admitted that a deal is currently «impossible». Messi ended a 21-year association with the club last summer, departing on a free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain after financial difficulties left Barcelona unable to renew his contract. Ad/> The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner endured an injury-disrupted first campaign in the French capital, scoring just eleven times in all competitions; his worst return since the 2005-06 season.