Chelsea Goes All In: 100 Million on the Table for a Barça Star

Since that summer of 2022 when they were involved in an exciting bidding war with FC Barcelona for his signing, Chelsea has not stopped closely following the steps of Jules Koundé. At that time, the 'blue' entity was close to securing his services, but a call from Xavi Hernández ended up changing the defender's future, who has now established himself as one of the great culé stars.

The reality is that, as of today, and despite not being his natural position, there is no better right-back in the world than the Frenchman, which is why the Catalans consider him one of the pillars for the future of their project. However, at Stamford Bridge, they remain enamored with the Parisian and his great present, so they are preparing an offensive to once again try to sign him at the end of the season.

This is reported by the newspaper 'SPORT', which states that the London entity would be willing to offer up to 100 million euros to secure the services of Koundé for the next season. A proposal that, despite being inevitably tempting, will not be considered by Barça, which has no intention of parting with one of its best players this season.

Barça is working on Koundé's renewal

In fact, the club's idea would be to extend his contract, which expires in June 2027, for three more years, until 2030. From the offices of Spotify Camp Nou, they have already set the machinery in motion, and after Ronald Araujo, Gavi, Pedri, and Pau Cubarsí, Jules is set to be the next azulgrana to sign a new commitment with the institution.

The 26-year-old player is more than happy and comfortable in the team and in the city, so he will do everything in his power to make the operation successful. For his part, Hansi Flick is delighted with the defender, who is the player with the most minutes this season (2,981), and his renewal would be the best possible news for Barça fans, who see the future of the pillars of the long-term project being secured thanks to the impeccable work of the club.