Watch: Chelsea target Jules Kounde given a straight red for France after a dangerous lunge on Arsenal’s Kolasinac

Originally posted on Caught Offside | By Tom McNeil | Last updated 9/1/21

Opinions are still varied among the fans when it comes to what kind of tackle warrants a straight red card, but it’s pretty accepted that going in with a straight leg and your studs up is going to give the referee a decision to make.

It was expected that Jules Kounde would be a Chelsea player by now after speculation all summer, but The BBC confirmed that Sevilla refused to let him go for less than his €80m release clause.

He was in action tonight for France, but he won’t finish the game after he was sent off for this challenge, and it does look like a bad one in the replays:

Jules Kounde sees red.#FRABOS pic.twitter.com/Lq9wtEhU2c

— B/R Goal (@br_goal) September 1, 2021

The red also came with the score locked at 1-1, so Bosnia have a great chance to take at least a point from this. It also turns out the tackle was on Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac who had to be helped off afterwards:

Sead Kolasinac forced off in Bosnia’s game against France following a poor challenge from Jules Koundé ?? pic.twitter.com/AbkhRGxoYT

— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) September 1, 2021