The FC Barcelona He has not been able to count on one of his main reinforcements for the 2022-23 season. The French defender Jules Koundé, who arrived from Sevilla, has not been able to be registered in the Spanish League.
Financial fair play has been the obstacle for the club to enable Koundé. However, the club could soon solve this problem so that he can finally appear in the first team.
The transfer that opens the door for Koundé
the french international Samuel Umtiti, World champion in 2018, he was loaned by Barcelona to the Italian Lecce, until June 30, 2023 and without a purchase option.
Umtiti was one of the players that FC Barcelona wanted to release before the end of the summer transfer market, on September 1, in order to meet the salary limit and officially register Koundé.
Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani said on Saturday that he was closely monitoring the situation of the French international, who is looking to relaunch his career after a virtually blank season, once again hampered by injuries.
According to Sky Sport Italia and Spanish radio COPE, an agreement was reached last weekend, which provides for the Catalan club to assume a large part of the player’s salary.
That movement accelerated the times so that Barcelona can register Koundé and DT Xavi Hernández can count on the player for Sunday’s game against Valladolid.
According to the Mundo Deportivo newspaper, Barcelona expects to send all the documentation that allows the player to register between Friday and Saturday, since Umtiti’s departure frees up some financial resources.
The same newspaper stated that Barcelona is still looking for the departure of another player to free up the budget. The closest thing is that of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who would have everything ready to go to Chelsea, after eight months at the club.
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