{"id":16688,"date":"2026-05-04T12:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16688\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:08:07","slug":"liverpool-weigh-up-e80-million-offer-for-barcelona-defensive-mainstay-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16688\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool weigh up \u20ac80 million offer for Barcelona defensive mainstay &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FC Barcelona have lofty goals for the summer transfer window, with a new centre-back, a top centre-forward, and a left-winger being eyed, as well as a permanent deal for Joao Cancelo.<\/p>\n<p>Given their economic situation, though, one or two sales will be needed for them to generate revenue as well as free up salary space for new signings.<\/p>\n<p>The name of Jules Kounde, to that end, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-open-to-listening-to-offers-for-three-first-team-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">has emerged as a potential candidate to be sold<\/a> at the end of the season, following a dip in his performance level this season.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool interested in Kounde<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to the Daily Mail (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260504\/1004178717\/liverpool-insistiria-buena-oferta-kounde.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>), Liverpool are ready to submit an offer of around \u20ac80 million for Kounde in the upcoming summer window.<\/p>\n<p>The French international has been a permanent fixture at right-back for Barcelona under Hansi Flick, but his future at the club is not fully guaranteed. <\/p>\n<p>The Catalans have not made any firm decision about the defender\u2019s continuity, but in recent weeks, there have been concerns about his performances, leading to suggestions that Hansi Flick has some doubts. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fc-barcelona-v-rc-celta-de-vigo-laliga-ea-sports-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"Jules Kounde of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-198707\"  \/>Jules Kounde on Liverpool\u2019s radar. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In that context, and with Barcelona needing to complete a major sale, sources in England claim Liverpool are planning to make their move at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>At Anfield, there is a strong belief that a compelling offer could convince Barcelona to negotiate. <\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are looking for a right-back and also value Kounde\u2019s ability to play as a centre-back, making him an attractive option. The reported offer of around \u20ac80 million reflects that need and ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Kounde\u2019s release clause was set at \u20ac1 billion in his last renewal, but Barcelona would only consider selling him for a figure close to the reported \u20ac80 million.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Kounde remains a key part of the squad, but with financial pressures and growing interest from abroad, his situation could become one of the major talking points of the upcoming transfer window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona have lofty goals for the summer transfer window, with a new centre-back, a top centre-forward, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,548,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-16688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-jules-kounde","12":"tag-liverpool"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}