Barcelona are reportedly working towards termination of contract with Samuel Umtiti
At FC Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti is no longer the first choice. In order to save his salary, the Catalans want to part ways quickly.
FC Barcelona want to terminate the contract with defender Samuel Umtiti and part with the French as soon as possible. The Spanish sports newspaper reports Sport. Financial reasons are probably decisive for this step.
At heavily indebted FC Barcelona, the coaches no longer bet on the 28-year-old this season: Umtiti has not played a single minute under Ronald Koeman, Sergi Barjuan and Xavi. On the other hand, the Frenchman has a high salary, who, according to the report, has so far refused to accept financial losses by reducing his salary.
Barca hope to see Umtiti
Umtiti initially impressed after moving from Lyon, but a knee injury in 2018 bothered him. Since then, the central defender has been struggling with his form and is only used much less often.
Barca are reportedly relying on Umtiti to understand that at 28 he is an age where he can still play for another good club instead of sitting out his contract with Barca until 2023.
