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Xavi on his chat with Kounde: We both came out of the meeting happy

Xavi played down suggestions Jules Kounde could leave Barcelona after seeing his team beaten by Real Valladolid on Tuesday.

Talk before the game had claimed Kounde is open to leaving because he does not want to play right-back any more for Barca.

Xavi admitted he’s spoken to the France international but says there is no problem.

“I spoke to him, yes, we were happy and everything was clear,” he said.

“I don’t see any problems. We both came out of the meeting happy.”

The Barcelona boss also went on to talk about his team’s defeat and believes a long season, and the fact his team have already won the league, are the reasons for the loss.