The FC Barcelona had an important appointment this Friday, in which it has decided the immediate future of Samuel Umtiti. The French will follow of drop until further orders by the annoyances in his knees, although for the moment descarta the option to go through the operating theatre. This yes, will move to Qatar and will continue absent in the next commitments of the Catalans.
The big doubt with the Frenchman was if it would opt finally for solving his problems with an operation, but the crack follows postponing this alternative and has opted for keeping the conservative treatment. The doctors and the technicians have given the seen well to his election, and finally has approved the measure with a substantial change with regard to the last attempts.
Now, the defender will travel to Doha to visit with a specialist, and his evolution will be supervised by the medical services of the club. Obviously, this trip leaves him out of the plans of Ernesto Valverde, that will have to resolve the challenges of the calendar with the pieces with which already explains in the staff and the reinforcements that can offer him the filial.
In spite of that it has not established a time of drop closed, if it has indicated that it will be "during the next weeks", what does to think that it could remain section until the arrival of the new year. In the immediate horizon of the culés there are some clashes of LaLiga, Champions and Glass of Rey, although it will be necessary to expect novelties to know when will be smart.
For the moment, the Villarreal will be the next opponent of the Barcelona (home, 2 December), the Cultural Leonese (home, 5 December), the Espanyol (was, 8 December), the Tottenham (home, 11 December), the Raise (was, 16 December) and the Celtic of Vigo (home, 22 December). Besides, waiting for the draw copero -in case to do good the advantage against the Cultu- 2019 will première with a visit liguera to the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
The three alternatives of Valverde for suplir to Umtiti
In these conditions, the Barça has three ways for suplir to Umtiti, that go through Thomas Vermaelen, the quarry and the signings. The Belgian could reappear in brief after some weeks in the dry dam by a muscular injury, and for the moment Chumi seems the most reliable alternative to back to Gerard Hammered and Clément Lenglet. Besides, in function of the progression of Umtiti, could make some bet in the market.