TMW says Kounde has already rejected an offer from Tottenham a year ago, with Spurs offering €50m.
The Blues are willing to offer €55m plus €5m in bonuses.
Barca are staying in contact, but Kounde retains ambitions to join Chelsea this summer after a deadline day move last summer fell through.
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