Marseille Emerge As Contenders To Sign Umtiti

Samuel Umtiti is one of the players Barcelona are looking to move on of this summer, with neither Ronald Koeman nor the club seeing a future for the Frenchman at the Camp Nou.

The club are desperate to see him leave, with questions hanging over the defender due to his persistent injury problems and concerns over his performances over the last 18 months or so.

Now, Le10Sport have reported that Marseille are sniffing around. The French outlet say that Umtiti’s name has come up in conversations between Barcelona and Marseille for a move involving Konrad de la Fuente.

Barcelona know that shifting Umtiti won’t be easy because of his high salary and, at 27, his injury record suggests that he could already be on the decline. They’ve already tried to move him on in the past, but have been unable to.

Umtiti played 826 minutes in 2020/21 over 16 appearances in all competitions. It’s believed that Barcelona are happy to sell him for between five and 10 million euros, and France is seen as the most likely destination.

As things stand, Umtiti is on holidays and working in the gym in order to be in good shape when pre-season comes around.