This season Jules Kounde is a striking performer for Barcelona on the right side of their defense, although he has had problems off-field that he had in Hansi Flick's bad books. In particular, he has been noticed several times because of slowness, and every time his sentence was for him to fall out of the starting line-up in the next match of the Catalans.
Kounde has been three times late this season for pre-match meetings against Alaves, Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano. After the third time, Sport says that Barcelona officials sat down to express their concern about the trend, and it was made clear to the French defender that this could not continue.
According to the report, Kounde responded in a modest and self -critical way to the situation. He told the coaching staff that he fully understood that he earned it to be dropped at all three because the rules established by Flick must be complied with.
Kounde reportedly stated that his slowness has been due to bad skills in the field of time management, rather than a lack of respect for Flick and his teammates. To improve, he asked Barcelona officials to help him to stay informed of the meeting times, so that he no longer misses in the future. And the reaction of the club is proudly expressed because they are pleased to see him make such a conscious effort to improve.
Barcelona is very happy with Kounde, and this is made clear by the fact that they intend to offer him a new contract in the coming months. His current deal ends in 2027, but club officials are desperate to ensure that he does not leave quickly – and at this stage it would be a surprise if he went somewhere else.
Comments