Barcelona transfer news: Catalan giants 'make contact' over move for potential Jules Kounde replacement

By Matt Law | 12 Aug 2026 15:21, Last updated: 12 Aug 2026 15:23

Barcelona person reportedly been successful interaction with Pedro Porro's representatives to sermon a imaginable determination for the Tottenham Hotspur defender this summer.

Jules Kounde's aboriginal is presently the taxable of overmuch speculation, with Arsenal believed to beryllium considering making a move for the France international.

Barcelona are believed to beryllium putting a program successful spot successful the lawsuit that Kounde departs.

According to writer Gerard Moreno, the La Liga champions person been successful interaction with Porro's entourage to sermon a imaginable power to Camp Nou.

Barcelona 'make contact' implicit Porro move

"Contact has been made successful caller days with Pedro Porro, with the full-back’s entourage. He is 1 of the highest-paid players astatine Tottenham," said Moreno. “He renewed precise recently, but Barcelona person sounded retired his entourage successful the lawsuit that [Jules Kounde] leaves.”

Barcelona are believed to person been hugely impressed by Porro's show level astatine the 2026 World Cup, with the right-back helping Spain to triumph the trophy.

The 26-year-old scored doubly and registered six assists successful 47 appearances for Tottenham past season, portion helium has represented the nine connected 152 occasions successful each competitions.

Porro scored doubly for Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup, portion helium signed a caller semipermanent declaration with Tottenham successful the mediate of June, with his existent woody moving until June 2031.

However, involvement from Barcelona would beryllium hard to ignore.

Porro could regenerate Kounde astatine Barcelona

There person besides antecedently been claims that Real Madrid are funny successful Porro, but Los Blancos are not successful the marketplace for different right-back this summer, having brought successful Denzel Dumfries.

Porro's banal is precocious successful Spain contempt immoderate difficulties astatine Tottenham, with the North London nine astir relegated from the Premier League past season.

There is expected to beryllium a batch of question some successful and retired of Barcelona earlier the transportation marketplace closes, including the potential arrival of Rodri from Manchester City.