The French central defender explained the reasons that led him to sign for Barça after ignoring the proposal that came to him from London last August.
Jules Koundé offered an interview to the French newspaper The group and explained, among other things, the reasons that led him to undertake the decision to sign for Barça at the expense of the offer he also had to sign for the Chelsea. In fact, in his old club, the Seville, they thought that Koundé would go to the London club. “Talk to Tuchel and I felt like he wanted me to cum, but I just preferred the speech of Xavi“, explained the French defender.” When I spoke to him he told me my qualities matched his game plan, starting from the back, playing high, using my qualities of speed and anticipation. He also wants an aggressive team: we are one of the teams that pushes the most, that runs the most. He saw me in this system and so did I, “Koundé said when asked about Xavi.
💙❤️ Koundé: “I was interested in being part of this new wave, looking for titles, and bringing Barça back to where it has always been, among the best”https://t.co/qaHJpItyem
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“I arrive in a huge club, which has known good times and which, lately, has had fewer. I come to a project that I would not call reconstruction, because we already have a competitive team, but in recovery. I was interested in being part of this new wave, looking for titles and putting the Boat where has it always been, among the best. Then there was the conversation with the coach. We talk about football, mainly. I felt a real confidence, a real knowledge of my game and my qualities “, confirmed the Barça player to the French newspaper. Moreover, in this interview, Koundé also took the opportunity to refer to his future projects with the club Catalan. “I think so with Barça the ambition to win all competitions in which we participate. We still have room for improvement. It’s the same with the national team, we have a great group “, she concluded.
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