FC Barcelona has held separate meetings with the agents of first team stars Marc Bernal and Jules Kounde according to outlets including SPORT and Jijantes, who cited anonymous sources. SPORT explained that Raul Verdu and Fred Pena, who represent Bernal, headed to Barça headquarters at around 13:00 PM local time in Catalonia on Wednesday. The Manchester City star has already agreed to join the Catalans, who have had a first bid of a paltry $53 million (€46 million) knocked back but have verbally improved it. Kounde's FC Barcelona future isn't as clearWith a contract that expires on June 30, 2030, it's highly doubtful that Kounde's agent has been called in for renewal talks. The France international signed from Sevilla in 2022 has often attracted interest from the Premier League, where Ronald Araujo has just joined Liverpool on loan.