Barça trusted and waited until the last moment, with the Barça club hoping to close some exit that would give them salary margin, but in the end no operation has been finalized and therefore Jules Koundé will not travel to San Sebastián to play against Real Society, the center-back was out of the call for not being registered yet in LaLiga.
From the Catalan entity it was expected to close the sales of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang or Memphis Depay, the two players who are closest to leaving, and yet both are included in the list drawn up by Xavi Hernández for the match on the second day of the competition domestic tonight in Anoeta.
In this way, Koundé, the club's last signing to date, still does not debut in an official match with the Blaugrana after also staying in the stands in the team's league debut at the Camp Nou against Rayo Vallecano, where the rest did play of signings: Lewandowski, Raphinha, Christensen and Kessie.
"The priority now is to sign up Koundé," explained Xavi before the match, who was still confident that the central defender would sign up before the duel against the Basques. "I see Jules well. He is a natural leader," added the man from Egar about his pupil, who is not affected by a situation that in principle will be resolved before August 31.
Nor is Sergiño Dest among those summoned, although in his case it is by technical decision. Xavi made it clear in his appearance before the media that he does not have the American and has confirmed this by leaving him off the list despite the few players on the right side, where only Sergi Roberto is used to playing.
After the disappointing goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano, Barça must have the need to beat Real Sociedad so that the first doubts about the renewed Barça project do not begin to arise, a team that has generated a lot of enthusiasm among its fans thanks to the numerous transfers.
Real Madrid's win this past Saturday at Balaídos against Celta forces the azulgranas to win if they don't want to see, like the whites, an advantage of five points in the event of defeat and four in the event of a draw against the Txuri-Urdin team when only take two league days.
