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title: "Newcastle United: Magpies ‘want’ Jules Kounde"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-05-19T18:35:49Z"
modified: "2022-05-19T18:35:49Z"
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# Newcastle United: Magpies ‘want’ Jules Kounde

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) reportedly now ‘want’ to sign Jules Kounde in what would be a club-record move this summer.**

### The Lowdown: January bid

As per [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/newcastle-united-want-player-magpies-offer-months-ago-rivals-barcelona/)), the St. James’ Park faithful ‘offered’ Sevilla as much as €70m (£59.3m) to try and sign Kounde in the January transfer window, but a move never materialised.

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That would have been a [club-record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/transferrekorde/verein/762) deal, and now it seems they are going to try their luck again in the summer.

### The Latest: Wanted

According to [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/newcastle-united-want-player-magpies-offer-months-ago-rivals-barcelona/)), the North East club still ‘want’ to sign Kounde, and are now a ‘rival’ to FC Barcelona for his signature.

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However, the La Liga giants cannot afford to pay his €90m (£76.3m) release clause, which could well open the door for the Tynesiders.

### The Verdict: Difficult

With teams like Barcelona weighing up a move for Kounde, there is no doubt that he will be a wanted man this summer, and so the Magpies may find it difficult to persuade him to join without any European football to offer.

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Dubbed ‘[world-class](https://www.footballinsider247.com/robinson-hails-paratici-genius-as-tottenham-agree-kounde-transfer/?amp)‘ by former Tottenham Hotspur and England international goalkeeper Paul Robinson, the France international has [played](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jules-kounde/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/411975/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) in the UEFA Champions League this season, and will be next term should Sevilla get a point in their last match of the league campaign.

Nonetheless, he is only 23 years of age, and may not feel like a move to the Toon suits him at this stage of his career.

[***In other news, find out which £36m-rated star NUFC could now sign for free here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/man-utd-transfer-news-dybala-arsenal/)