Jules Koundé, during a match with the Seville this season 2020-21

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Koundé "was ready to play in the City", but can finish in the Madrid

Published:24/11/2020 - 13:13h

Updated:24/11/2020 - 13:13h

Koundé has spoken on the call that received from Pep Guardiola and the intention that had of signing by the City. However, his new destination could be in LaLiga

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If by something has characterised the Manchester City in the last decade is by his big economic power, that has allowed him achieve the signings of the most promising players of the international football. Already in the past market of summer attained to concretise the incorporations of the defenders Rúben Dias (68 million euros) and Nathan Aké (45,3 millions). However, for this moment, the main aim of Pep Guardiola, before these two signings, was the incorporation of the defender Jules Koundé.

The City tried to buy to the central of French, but the Seville did not show any interest to negotiate his exit, in spite of a proposal of 55 million euros more the index card of the Argentinian Nicolás Otamendi, since it was considered like "insufficient". Nevertheless, now the defender has recognised in an interview that yes spoke with Guardiola and thought in going to the Premier. "Had a conversation in Spanish. It was had to play in the City because it gave me arguments to be leading. But it did not occur", it indicated the defender Frenchman.

One of the attendants to convince to the Spanish club was Txiki Begiristain, the one who decided to travel to Spain to concretise the operation, due to the fact that for that then the club of Manchester came of a season with a lot of defensive problems by to the low level of his head offices titled (John Stones and Aymeric Laporte). However, for Monchi the permanence of the defender Frenchman was more important that the big sum of money offered. The managerial sevillista understood that this central, in a near future, could follow revalorizándose.

The white house could be his destination

Although his intention always was to leave to the City, Koundé knew to handle with a lot of professionalism this situation and in the month of October appreciated to have been considered by the ex trainer culé, when expressing: "I Appreciate that the City fixed in me. Always it is good".

Nevertheless, this is not the only team that has showed interest in the defender Frenchman, as in the last days, according to English means, the Real Madrid would be once again following very closely the progress of Koundé, since it still does not finish to concretise the extension of the agreement of Sergio Bouquets neither of Varane, by what would see very viable his incorporation because has the acceptance of Zinedine Zidane.

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