From Jules Koundé to Kays Ruiz-Atil via Dayot Upamecano or Martin Odegaard, find all the information and rumors of the football transfer market this Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Koundé on Barça and Real's radar
Promising at the Girondins de Bordeaux, Jules Koundé is unanimous in Spain, where he is playing his second season at Sevilla FC.
The second and the last?
According to
Mundo Deportivo
, FC Barcelona has checked with the Andalusian club about the 22-year-old French defender.
The Catalans quickly abandoned the track after Sevilla recalled the amount of Koundé's release clause, set at € 75m.
Barça needs reinforcements in defense and had made Eric Garcia (20, Manchester City) his priority, but he will wait until the player's contract comes to an end in June to recruit him "for free".
Nevertheless, Barça could return to the charge for Koundé this summer, according to
Mundo Deportivo
.
Just like ... Real Madrid.
If nothing is done, the Madrid club would have ticked the name of the international French hopefuls, which would strengthen a sector where the departures of Sergio Ramos and Raphaël Varane are less and less taboo.
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