Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool could battle for Barcelona’s Jules Koundé in the summer. 

The France international has been a regular since joining the La Liga winners from Sevilla in July 2022.

Manchester City had shown interest in him while he was at Sevilla, and he snubbed Chelsea to join Barca. At that time, the Andalusian club had confirmed the Blues’ offer.

Both Pep Guardiola’s side and the Club World Cup winners are back in for Koundé, along with Liverpool.

Since moving to the Camp Nou, he mainly operates as a right-back and has played 181 matches, of which 3,008 minutes are from 40 matches this season.

His La Liga stats per game this season are as follows:

• Interceptions: 1.0
• Tackles: 1.7
• Possession won (final third): 0.2
• Ball recovered: 2.9
• Clearances: 1.9
• Blocked shots: 0.4
• Duels won: 4.6

Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool keen

Two months ago, Sport Witness covered claims from Spain that Liam Rosenior’s side and Liverpool want to sign Jules Koundé in the summer.

He’s on the front page of today’s Mundo Deportivo, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arne Slot’s side as his suitors. Both the player and Barcelona would consider a...