Chelsea’s move for Jules Koundé in danger of collapse as Barcelona push

Barça revived their interest in Koundé over the weekend and are increasingly optimistic they will win the race to sign the France international

IN DEMAND: Jules Koundé of Sevilla FC during the La Liga Santander match between Sevilla FC and Granada CF at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Pic: Fran Santiago/Getty Images

Chelsea’s move for Jules Koundé is in danger of collapsing, with Barcelona refusing to end their pursuit of the Sevilla defender.

It had appeared that Chelsea were set to make Koundé their third summer signing. They were in advanced talks with Sevilla, who have been holding out for £55m, and financial restrictions had left Barcelona on the verge of pulling out of the race for the 23-year-old last Friday.