Jules Kounde has rejected Chelsea as his move to the Camp Nou has been described as being 'just a matter of time' according to reports in Spain.
The case of Kounde has caused a lot of uproar on social media amongst the Blues supporters who had believed on Friday night that they had finally defeated Barcelona on thing in this summer's transfer window. The Telegraph amongst others had stated that the 23-year-old was to become the Blues' third summer recruit of 2022. But you can just never rule out Barcelona in what has been a transfer period that will be remembered for how the Catalan giants have controlled a lot of what has gone on.
Initially, alongside reports stating that the Sevilla star would join up with Kalidou Koulibaly for the upcoming season, even Barca president Joan Laporta stated that Chelsea had won this specific transfer race. However, Xavi's influence in trying to get the club to beat Chelsea to another star after the Raphinha deal has seemingly worked a treat, with multiple sources now indicating that Kounde is more likely at this point to remain in La Liga than move to the Premier League.
