OFFICIAL STATEMENT
FC Barcelona confirms Samuel Umtiti's negative in Covid-19
Published:1/01/2022 - 17:58h
Updated:1/01/2022 - 18:22h
FC Barcelona has issued an official statement informing that Samuel Umtiti has left the coronavirus behind and has rejoined the training sessions of the Catalans
The COVID-19 has been the big enemy of the FC Barcelona in the closing of the 2021. After the holidays navideñas, the Barcelona picture has been reporting positive cases practically every day; a situation that affects considerably the plans of Xavi Hernández of face to the start of the second stretch of the season 2021-2022. For the party against the Mallorca of this Sunday (21:00 hours, in Spain), the trainer egarense will have an important number of drops and a lot of complications to configure his alignment.
However, the positive news of this start of the 2022 is that a player has abandoned the infirmary. Samuel Umtiti, the one who gave positive by coronavirus the past 29 December, has subjected to a new PCR this Saturday in which it has given negative. "The player of the first team Samuel Umtiti has given negative by Covid-19 in the proof PCR and incorporates to the trainings. The Club has informed to the competent authorities"
The central French has reincorporado to the Barcelona dynamics and trained beside his mates of face to the duel in Sound Moix by lajornada 19 of LaLiga Santander. Still desconoce if it will be able to 'colarse' in the list of summoned. It is necessary to remember that LaLiga and other authorities have to give the seen well. It foresees that it can have options if tomorrow it repeats the negative in the PCR, but will be the authorities those who have the last word.
Umtiti, to the equal that the rest of players infected, has been asintómatico, but fulfilling the protocols of the coronavirus, had isolated in his domicile waiting for surpassing the virus. Now, the player will be able to continue in the dynamic culé and help to the team.
The Covid affects to the Barça
In less than a week, the FC Barcelona has confirmed the positive cases of Dani Alves, Clément Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Alejandro Balde, Ousmane Dembélé, Gavi, Sergiño Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Ez Abde, in addition to Umtiti, a situation that keeps to the limit to the culés, places are too many drops to visit to the Mallorca. In press conference, Xavi Hernández announced that "it does not have felt to play morning. We are in situation limit, between 17 and 18 of drops. It was the suitable moment to suspend the party with the Mallorca. It is of common sense. It is not a complaint. It would have to suspend".
