Overview
- Spanish reports on June 24 say Barcelona have made Jules Kounde available and are seeking roughly €60–65 million for the 27-year-old defender.
- Club sources and analysts link the move to La Liga salary-cap rules and Barcelona’s broader need to generate transfer revenue after recent spending.
- Chelsea’s reported interest looks to be cooling because the club is prioritising younger right-back Marco Palestra while Liverpool remains a plausible suitor given its urgent defensive rebuild.
- Kounde is said to prefer staying at Barcelona and brings value as a versatile defender who can play centre-back or right-back for club and country.
- No formal bids have been reported and the situation remains fluid, with any sale likely to affect Barcelona’s squad balance and short-term financial room for new signings.