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Kounde reveals he rejected Man City despite Guardiola appreciation
<h4><span style="font-size: 20px;">Jules Kounde, a star for Barcelona, has revealed how he declined a transfer to Manchester City despite the fact that manager Pep Guardiola told him he &#8220;liked&#8221; him.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Kounde said the former Barcelona manager made an effort to get him to transfer to Manchester City.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">After a long negotiation between the Catalans and Chelsea, the France international relocated from Sevilla to Nou Camp during the summer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">The defender waited for Barcelona despite Chelsea&#8217;s owners&#8217; frantic attempts to get him and reports that they had an agreement with Sevilla.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">And now <a href="https://thedailypage.ng/xavi-gives-update-on-kounde/">Kounde</a> said that a year prior to Manchester City signing Ruben Diaz, his name was also on the club&#8217;s list.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Asked if he’d had interest from Manchester City, Kounde said: “Yes, in my first year at Sevilla [the end of the 2019-20 season].</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“He [Guardiola] called me. He told me that he loved me and that he thought I would fit the way he played.”</span></p>