Valverde Reveals the state of Umtiti and opens the door to more signings for the Barcelona

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde, appeared this Saturday in front of the media in press conference, after the session of train matinal and have desvelado the list of summoned of face to the party of this Sunday against the Getafe, corresponding to the day 18 of LaLiga Santander 2018-19 and to domicile.

The 'Txingurri' was asked after diverse questions of interest for the Barcelona actuality, between them his continuity at the head of the bench of face to the next season 2019-20, and also on the physical state of players like Samuel Umtiti, the one who could reappear in some two weeks after being ultimando the recovery of his annoyances in the knee.

In the first place, this yes, spoke on the Getafe and on the dangerousnesses of the Madrilenian group. "It is a good rival to start with the year, because it goes us to demand a lot and are conscious of this. The year happened there suffer a lot to win and home could not win. It is a hard team, that presiona up with convencimiento and from here his place in the table. It is struggling by Europe and goes to more. It is a very uncomfortable rival, have to centre us a lot in the party to be able to carry it out", valued the technician extremeño.

"We think that in a pair of weeks Umtiti can begin to train with the team"

On his continuity at the head of the Barcelona staff, did not want to reveal at all when having pending conversations with the club. "Have agreement with the club, of two years more one. To final of season have to decide the can follow or no, us emplazamos to decide it more advance, but always there has been good tuning between us. Already you know as it is the world of the trainer, do not win a week and put price to your head".

It cleared that there is good tuning with the club chaired by Josep Maria Bartomeu, and that his continuity in the FC Barcelona will not depend on what he decide, but it will be a mutual agreement. "I do not say that it have to decide I, have an agreement signed and go to decide the two parts. There is very good tuning with the club from the beginning".

The FC Barcelona wants to go on in all the competitions, included a Glass of the King in which they could participate Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen once are recovered of his injuries. "We want to go on in the Glass and want to have all the players and also with the ones of the B. We expect that Umtiti, that has good feelings, can help us in this month. The same that Vermaelen".

Umtiti, Murillo and more possible reinforcements

On the central French, Valverde expects to have him of turn in the announcements of here to a pair of weeks. "We think that in a pair of weeks Umtiti can begin to train with the team, see him with good feelings", remarked, without descartar the arrival of more reinforcements in the market of signings of winter. "We are an always opened club to improve, already will see if it comes some player, but in principle are happy".

Jeison Murillo has gone in in the announcement for the party against the Getafe, and could have minutes. Valverde Trusts fully in him. "To Murillo see him well, as it happens the better time. We wanted to it what before, the fact to having been competing in our League is a guarantee. It goes to have to play", explained the Barcelona trainer, that did not want to descartar to the Real Madrid of the fight by LaLiga Santander 2018-19.

"I keep what said, to the Real Madrid consider it candidate to the title. The differences seem big but are not it so much, have this as one of our rivals. The League this year is more tightened, or because the ones of up puncture or because the ones of backwards tighten more", manifested on the eternal rival, that crosses a bad series. In the football, however, everything can change in hardly some days, and he knows it.