{"id":66499,"date":"2022-06-11T14:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/chelsea-target-kounde-wants-to-leave-sevilla-club-chief-confirms"},"modified":"2022-06-11T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T15:03:30","slug":"chelsea-target-kounde-wants-to-leave-sevilla-club-chief-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/chelsea-target-kounde-wants-to-leave-sevilla-club-chief-confirms","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea target, Kounde wants to leave Sevilla \u2013 Club chief confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Sevilla chief, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Cruz de Andr\u00e9s, has confirmed that defender Jules Kounde wants to leave the club amid interest from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>De Andr\u00e9s admitted that Kounde wants to play in a more competitive team, adding that the LaLiga side rejected an offer from Chelsea for the 23-year-old last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Chelsea were close to landing the France international last summer but could not complete the deal.<\/p>\n<p>However, De Andr\u00e9s has now opened up on Kounde\u2019s failed move as he has admitted that they wanted more money.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sport Witness: \u201cAgain, the player, I\u2019m sure, respects Sevilla FC. 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