Samuel Umtiti during a party of this season

UMTITI, IN THE LOOK OF NIZA

Niza looks for a defense and is attentive to the situation of Umtiti

Published:2/01/2021 - 16:58h

Updated:2/01/2021 - 16:59h

Samuel Umtiti, who was left out of the Huesca-Barça squad this Sunday, could be in the sights of Nice. The French team is looking for a level center back and would have been interested in their situation

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Samuel Umtiti does not raise head in the FC Barcelona and carries two years and half in a dark tunnel of the that still has not attained to go out. The Frenchman, that wanted to show in this 2021 that has place in the Barça, has not gone in in the list of summoned for the duel in front of the Huesca of this Sunday by an indisposition estomacal. A setback more than will prevent him be with his mates to try give him the turn to his delicate situation.

The past season, the French was lesionado until mediated of November and hardly had minutes until Quique Setién arrived to the bench culé. With the Cantabrian himself played, but did not surrender to good level and went back to lesionarse at the beginning of July, losing the final stretch of League and the Champions League​. This course also began lesionado and for now has not achieved to do a gap stood out in the rotation of Ronald Koeman.

After two consecutive campaigns explaining little and having usual physical problems by fault of his maltrecha knee, the FC Barcelona tried to sell him the past summer. Unfortunately for the Barcelona, anybody wanted to do charge of the high index card of the Frenchman and did not find buyers. By this reason remained , although in the club follow having the idea of traspasarle in what it arise occasion.

Here it is where could appear the Nice, that as it aimed the newspaper 'ACE' could be interested in doing with his services. The group of his country is going through a moment complicated after the dismissal of Patrick Vieria and the injury of Dante, his defender title, in this past month of November. After this drop, the French look for a central in the market and 'Big Sam' could be one of the candidates that handle.

The team of the Maritime Alps in the Riviera French want a defence of level that can lead his saga until final of campaign and in the coming years. Here it is where would go in Umtiti, that in his best times, does no so much, was considered one of the best of the world in his position. This leadership would fit in what they look for the Frenchmen, although his recurrent physical problems would be generating doubts.

Doubts of the Nice with the knee of Umtiti

The knee of the frank-Cameroonian has not answered these last seasons and this is what would do that the Nice did not finish to be convinced. Besides, it is necessary to take into account the high wage of the champion of the world with France, that would do complicated his arrival to the group chaired by Jim Ratcliffe. Finally, also it is the fact that Umtiti does not want to leave the Barcelona, something that seems that it does not go to change, at least in the next months.

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