Kounde pens new Barca contract

MADRID, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona defender Jules Kounde has signed a contract extension that adds three years to his current deal to keep him at the La Liga champion until the end of June 2030.

The French international signed the agreement on Thursday lunchtime in a ceremony alongside Barca president Joan Laporta and director of sport, Deco.

"I am very happy to have renewed my contract. It was all