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Koundé in a press conference

THE FRENCH, MORE COMFORTABLE AS A CENTRAL OFFICER

Koundé makes it clear where he wants to play at Barça

Published:12/09/2022 - 13:26h

Updated:12/09/2022 - 13:27h

Facing the clash in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, Jules Koundé has been optimistic. However, he has reminded Xavi that he can perform better if he has him at the center of the defense

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To few hours of the second crash by the phase of groups of the League of Champions, with the Bayern of Munich like rival, the staff of the FC Barcelona prepares with optimism and are of revancha in the case of the players that have been present in the team from previous years. To them it adds Jules Koundé anxious to show his level, although it has indicated in which position wishes to do it.

Although the Frenchman also can exert by the right lane, place that could occupy in his presentation in front of the champion of the Bundesliga, his natural location in the field is in the axis of the saga. Like this it has manifested it in an interview for 'El País', puntualizando that the míster already is to the so much of this: "it Is my favourite position and in which it likes me play. Xavi knows it".

In spite of being able to fungir like defender by the right band, a position in which it does not refuse to play, has left clear that his capacities can be better exploded if they have him like central defence: "Never I go me to deny to play of side. I do not see me badly, but in my stage of training always have been central and consider that it is the position in which have a lot of more concepts".

His signing by the Barça and the crash in front of the Bayern

The French also has offered some details on how initiated to fraguarse the operation to bring him from the Seville, although it also had the interest of other clubs, like the Manchester City: "Guardiola called me. It said me that it wanted to me and that thought that would fit in his form to play. With Xavi and Pep spoke a lot of football. I darse that the two had seen me play and knew perfectly my capacities. They did not speak for speaking: they were conversations very precise".

Of face to the party in front of the hardest of the rivals in the phase of groups, Koundé has showed equally ilusionado in search of the classification: "we Know that it is a very strong team in all the lines. A champion. But I am safe that we will compete very well. Have all what does fault to win the two parties. We trust we. I hate to lose: I think that it is something that comes me of when it was small. We have done several signings and the fans has ilusionado".