Barcelona are prepared to sell Jules Kounde this summer because they believe they have too many centre-backs at the club, top source Ferran Martinez reports.
Barca are counting on defenders like Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Inigo Martínez, Pau Cubarsí and Eric Garcia who returns from loan in the summer.
Added to Kounde and another probable La Masia revelation in Mika Faye, Barca would have seven centre-backs vying for two starting positions in the team. The club calculates they only need two or at most three backups for the starters.
Thus, Barca can afford to offload one centre-back in the summer. The player who would fetch the most money from a sale is Araujo with Bayern snooping all over his signature. However, Barca are adamant about not selling the powerful Uruguayan despite his struggles this season.
The second defender who would generate the most money from a sale is Kounde and that's why his name has come up. Barca could offer him to clubs around Europe and hope for a favourable bid.
Kounde's second season at Barca has not gone as well as he'd have hoped with the Frenchman seemingly becoming error-prone and easy to dribble. However, Barca's defensive unit has been lacklustre all season.
