Last season was not even near it’s end and it was already clear that Jules Kounde would be among the most sought-after defenders in Europe. His second season with Sevilla was extraordinary and it showed why Sevilla’s director of football, Monchi, set aside 29.5 million USD to bring Jules Kounde from Bordeaux to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.In his debut season, Kounde deservedly found himself as a part of the Europa League best team, which Sevilla occasionally won. Monchi was right when he turned his focus to an anonymous footballer from Bordeaux – Sevilla hit the jackpot.Tielemans insists on moving to Liverpool, Leicester are asking for 88 million USDSevilla located Kounde under the radar, bought him for an affordable price and now potentially he could bring them a lot more.Manchester United started inquiring a few months ago, but the Red Devils would rather see Raphael Varane at Old Trafford. And while they are trying to bring that deal to an end, and keep Kounde and Sevilla on hold – Tottenham joined the race to sign Kounde. And the player turned it down straight away.Tottenham inquired about the price for Kounde and the start of potential negotiations, but the possibility for the talented stopper to move to London – it does not exist at the moment. The Spurs received a negative response directly from Kounde and his agents.Klop: “Van Dijk looking really good on return from injury”As per transfer specialist Gianluca Di Marzio, Sevilla and Tottenham had an agreement for Kounde in which the Spurs would pay 35 million USD and send Columbian defender Davison Sanchez the other way. Potential deal broke in it’s inception.The reason is simple – Jules Kounde will not go to a club that does not play in the Champions League. That would be a step backwards for the Frenchman. Kounde will consider offers with his agent only from clubs that play in elite competition and that are more financially powerful than Sevilla.He won’t downgrade. At the cost of spending another season in the south of Spain.
