Arsenal make contact with Euro giants for €60 million-rated defender

Arsenal are keen on signing the Barcelona defender Jules Kounde this summer.

The 25-year-old French international defender could be sold because of Barcelona’s financial problems and they will demand a fee of around €60 million for him.

It remains to be seen whether Arsenal are ready to pay up. They could certainly use more quality and depth in the defensive unit. Kounde could form a quality partnership with his compatriot William Saliba at the heart of the Arsenal defence.

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