Man City ‘reach agreement with Sevilla over five-year transfer for Jules Kounde’ with only fee left to be sorted

MANCHESTER CITY have reportedly agreed personal terms with Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.

French outlet claim that the 21-year-old is set to pen a five-year contract with Pep Guardiola's side.

The report adds that City are still yet to agree a fee with Sevilla and are £10million short of the LaLiga club's £64m valuation.

However, the negotiations between the two sides are not thought to be a long-term sticking point and Kounde will arrive in the Prem within weeks.

SunSport previously revealed that City had turned their attentions to the Frenchman after failing to agree a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly.

Kounde was a major part of Sevilla's Europa League win over Inter last month and his reputation continues to rise.

The France Under-21 international has caught the eye of Barcelona and Real Madrid since joining from boyhood club Bordeaux last summer.

City meanwhile have already signed a defender this window in the form of Nathan Ake from Bournemouth for big money.

But Guardiola is believed to want to add more, with City's defensive flaws one of the reasons their title defence was so feeble last season.

They are still rebuilding after the departure of Vincent Kompany last summer.

The Belgian defender left the club after helping them to squeeze past Liverpool in the intense 2018-19 title race.

Koulibaly has long been seen as a potential replacement but the Senegalese now looks likely to stay at Napoli.

City have already seen a £53m offer rejected and were reportedly given a deadline to complete a deal for the 29-year-old this weekend.