The star who could leave Barcelona for the Premier League next season

This Wednesday Barcelona played the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Napoli in Italy. There they proved to be better than their rivals, controlling the ball for most of the match and creating many chances to score. Goalkeeper Meret shone with several saves, until Robert Lewandowski scored the opener at the start of the second half. But 15 minutes later Victor Osimhen netted the leveller and the match ended 1-1, so everything will be decided in Catalonia in a couple of weeks.

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For the players of the Spanish side it was a good opportunity to show that they can still improve and that they are able to compete with any team in Europe. But one of them had another reason to be motivated.

According to the newspaper Sport, some Chelsea "spies" were present at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, watching closely a Barcelona player: Jules Koundé. The French defender is a key player for coach Xavi Hernandez, as he has a great versatility that allows him to play as a right-back or centre-back, depending on the needs of the team in each match.

The Blues are looking for a player with these characteristics as they will lose one of their best players at the end of the season. Thiago Silva will finish his contract, leaving few alternatives in that sector of the field. For now, coach Mauricio Pochettino has found solutions with Axel Disasi and Levi Colwill, but in the future he will need more options.

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Koundé arrived at Barcelona just a year and a half ago from Sevilla. At that time Chelsea were also interested in signing him and that forced Los Blaugranas to make a multi-million dollar offer to convince him. They finally succeeded, but had to pay more than $65 million. That is why now the Catalan side will not let him go easily and a similar offer will be necessary for the negotiations to be successful.