Man Utd and Chelsea learn Sevilla’s conditions for selling Jules Kounde in 2022

Manchester United and Chelsea have both learned of Sevilla's conditions for the potential sale of French centre back Jules Kounde in 2022.

Chelsea were strongly linked with the 23-year-old in the summer but failed with a late bid to sign him despite having already agreed personal terms.

It has recently been reported that United have an interest in the Frenchman as they aim to solve their defensive woes, with Kounde asking his agent to open talks with the club.

Kounde is one of the most in demand players in Europe at present, but Sevilla are hopeful they will be able to keep hold of him until the end of the season.

Marca report that both United and Chelsea must wait until the summer in order to sign Kounde, with Sevilla not willing to do business in the new year.

The Spanish club are fearful that selling Kounde in the middle of the season would have a damaging effect and could even kill their campaign.

Kounde has so far played 13 out of their 16 matches in all competitions this season, with Sevilla currently third in La Liga and could still reach the Champions League knockout stages.

However, even in the summer, the release clause in Kounde's contract must still be met if the player is to leave Sevilla, with this fee understood to be just under £70million.

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It is possible, though, that Sevilla will lower their asking price in the summer as they reportedly must make a big sale before the end of June 2022 due to financial reasons.

The club had previously protested that they were "not broke" after claims from their former president Jose Maria del Nido.

In October, current president Jose Castro refuted the claims and told AS: "To say that the club is broke is ridiculous. Last season we had a surplus, after a season without season tickets, without ticket sales."

France international Kounde will likely leave the club by the end of next summer's transfer window, having established himself within Didier Deschamps side as they won the Nations League last month.

It is unclear, though, whether more teams could come to the table as well as Chelsea and United, with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur all linked in the last year.

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