{"id":62462,"date":"2026-07-29T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/62462\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:15:11","slug":"tottenham-preparing-e65-million-move-for-barcelona-defender-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/62462\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham preparing \u20ac65 million move for Barcelona defender &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports in England, as relayed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260729\/1004211191\/inglaterra-afirman-tottenham-kounde.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Tottenham Hotspur have identified Jules Kounde as a potential defensive reinforcement, and are preparing a \u20ac65 million offer for the Barcelona defender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French international is admired for his versatility, but a transfer currently appears unlikely, as Barcelona regard him as an important player both at right-back and in central defence.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs monitoring Kounde<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, Tottenham remain attentive to Kounde\u2019s situation and could formalise their interest if an opportunity to negotiate emerges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether a move becomes possible will depend on both Barcelona\u2019s position and the player\u2019s own intentions during the remainder of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/france-v-morocco-quarter-final-fifa-world-cup-2026-9-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"Jules Kounde, Barcelona and France player\" class=\"wp-image-205672\"  \/>Tottenham interested in Kounde. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tottenham value Kounde\u2019s ability to perform at a high level in multiple defensive roles, making him an attractive option as they continue to reshape their squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 27-year-old has also been linked with Bayern Munich in recent months, underlining the level of interest he continues to attract across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Defensive uncertainty driving interest<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of Tottenham\u2019s interest is driven by uncertainty surrounding the futures of two current defenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is growing concern within the club over the situations of Djed Spence and Cristian Romero, with both players\u2019 futures still unresolved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the Argentine defender has been linked with a move to Barcelona, with the Catalans keeping him as an option if one of their players were to leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This uncertainty surrounding their defensive players has encouraged Tottenham to explore alternative options, with Kounde emerging as one of their preferred targets.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona counting on Kounde<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785316511_694_france-v-morocco-quarter-final-fifa-world-cup-2026-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jules Kounde, France and Barcelona player\" class=\"wp-image-205289\"  \/>Kounde does not want to leave. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the reported interest from England, Barcelona continue to view Kounde as a key member of Hansi Flick\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His ability to operate effectively in both central defence and at right-back makes him one of the club\u2019s most valuable defensive assets, meaning any potential departure would be difficult to contemplate unless Barcelona\u2019s stance changes during the remainder of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An offer of \u20ac65 million, should Tottenham decide to go ahead with it, can certainly be tempting for the Blaugrana. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as things stand, there is no formal approach from the Premier League club and Barcelona continue to count on Kounde, who himself <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-defender-finally-responds-to-exit-speculation-what-i-hope-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">has made it clear that he intends to remain at the Spotify Camp Nou<\/a> for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports in England, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo, Tottenham Hotspur have identified Jules Kounde as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,548,4614],"class_list":["post-62462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-jules-kounde","tag-tottenham"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62462","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=62462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}