BARCELONA are increasingly confident that for the second time this summer they can steal a player from beneath the noses of Chelsea.
The feeling at the club is that if Jules Kounde was going to join Chelsea he would have done so when they came to a full agreement with Sevilla.
The French defender has made no secret of preferring Barcelona if they could satisfy Sevilla’s financial demands and Barça are now more confident than ever that they can do that.
Barcelona are confident they will win the race to sign Sevilla's Jules Kounde ahead of Chelsea
Xavi will be delighted if the 23-year-old joins Barcelona although the collateral damage to another gazumping in the market could create problems in their pursuit of Cesar Azpilicueta.