The French Jules Koundé was officially presented as a new FC Barcelona player this Monday in an act that was attended by the president Joan Laporta and in his first words; the young central defender reiterated that he chose Barcelona because his wish was to be in Barcelona and stay in the Santander League.
Koundé signed with the Catalans a few days ago, after long negotiations . Later, he attended the Ciudad Deportiva to undergo their respective medical exams to complete his transfer
“It’s true that I had another offer. The effort was to hope that Barcelona could reach an agreement with Sevilla. When I felt that this was possible, I chose Barça because I was very clear about where I wanted to go. It is an ambitious club and I like La Liga. It wasn’t such an effort either because I wanted to get here”, commented Koundé.
“I am very happy and proud to join this club. I am very grateful to the president, to the fans. They have shown me a lot of love. I only have to train hard and win, of course. I will try to speak Catalan in a few months”, continued the Frenchman.
Despite the fact that Sevilla had everything agreed with Chelsea FC, the last word was taken by the French defender who at no time denied his desire to land in the city of Barcelona. In addition, he also gave credit to the call from Xavi Hernández, who convinced him with a great sports project.
“I spoke with Xavi, the conversations were fluid. I felt his affection, I really wanted him to come, and this is important to me. He has asked me to do what he did at Sevilla: get the ball out, be aggressive,” Koundé continued.
The signing of Koundé assures FC Barcelona of having a defense for the next ten years, because it has 23 years, like the Uruguayan Ronald Araújo; while Eric García has 21 and Andreas Christensen is the oldest with 25; Leaving aside Gerard Piqué, he is in his starting phase.
In short, manager Xavi Hernández can rest easy, because he has all the tools to have a good defense. Without forgetting that, the competition is great for this season.
“The competition is good. The coach will decide, I’m not worried. Here I have to grow, I’m still young, and help the team at all times because of what the coach is going to ask of me. I see it well and I’m looking forward to it. It is a challenge”, concluded the center back.
In this way, FC Barcelona presented its fifth reinforcement of the coming season and now prepare what will be one of the most anticipated moments for the Catalans, since the 05 in August Robert Lewandowski will set foot in the Spotify Camp Nou for the first time in a Barça uniform.
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