In what it goes of the season 2021-22, Samuel Umtiti has not seen neither a minute of action on the field, although after gathering with Joan Laporta, obtained a vote of confidence by part of the directive to continue dressing the elastic Barcelona; even so, the barcelonismo seems to lose the patience with the French.
The ancestors of Xavi in the bench, Ronald Koeman and Sergi Barjuan, have not taken in account to Umtiti. In fact, they have trusted other options like Èric García, Gerard Hammered, Ronald Araújo, Clément Lenglet and Óscar Mingueza to assume the roles of central defenders.
After the arrival of Xavi there will be borrón and new account; however, the Frenchman has remained long out of the activity and exist a lot of doubts on if it can or not going back to his best level. In such sense, the Barça would contemplate his exit in winter, but the player possibly do not have the disposal to abandon the club.
The load of Umtiti for the Barça
His presence in the team no only brings the problem to have a player less. Also his annual remuneration has repercussions in the mass salarial of the Barça, in spite of that months backwards showed had to add to the discounts salariales and the diferimientos in the payments to help to the institution.
Thus, there is those who see in Umtiti to a player that is ruining to the team after Josep Maria Bartomeu have concretised his signing during his mandate. Although his first courses with the club were not bad, the problems in his knee have moved him away of the activity. The medical body suggested him not assisting to the World-wide of 2018, but did case omiso and denied to operate .