Jules Koundé, the financial scandal

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By: Manu Tournoux

But its debts continue to increase when it finances not only the renovation of Camp Nou, but also the redevelopment of the surroundings within the framework of the Spai Barca project. The club also has another number of debts linked to its transfers in recent years.

According to Sport, FC Barcelona received an order from the court from an agent approved by FIFA, Isaac Tutumlu, who claims 3 million euros in unpaid services as part of the JULES Koundé agreement. The French defender, who was first paid for having used asset sales commonly described as “economic levers”, left Seville in 2022 to reach Barcelona, ​​after apparently refused Chelsea.

A sum of three million euros

The agreement was supposed to be worth 50 million euros, but Tutumlu claims 3 million euros for its intermediary work within the framework of the agreement. The court's order affirms that ” The president of FC Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, requested his services in the summer of 2021, because of his good relations with the sports director of Seville at the time, Monchi ”. She continues by affirming that Tutumlu played an essential and decisive role in the negotiation and the subsequent acquisition of Kounde by Barcelona.

Messages between employees of Barcelona and the agent, where they are suitable for an agreement amounting to 3 million euros, are also cited, even if no contract has been written.