Recent reports have claimed that Kounde is furious over the fact he will remain a Sevilla player until the January transfer window at least and is said to have ignored calls from both Lopetegui and Monchi. Image: NurPhoto/PA Images) NurPhoto/PA Images)However, Lopetegui has reiterated that Sevilla did not deliberately block any switch for Kounde this summer. The former Spain manager told Diario de Sevilla : "Kounde in the end has stayed because the club has decided that it was the right thing to do based on the evaluation of the offers they may have had. Speaking on transfer deadline day, Monchi offered some clarity on the Kounde situation, saying: "The only written, formal offer from Chelsea came last Wednesday [August 25], around 5pm. We all decided that it was best Jules didn't travel to Elche [for Sevilla's most recent game].

Source: Daily Mirror September 05, 2021 16:41 UTC