UNDER THE PSG'S RADAR
PSG falls of the race for signing Samuel Umtiti
Published:15/07/2019 - 20:05h
Updated:16/07/2019 - 13:01h
Paris Saint-Germain failed in his attempt of sign with Matthijs of Ligt and had Samuel Umtiti in the recámara but finally the defence will not abandon the FC Barcelona to go to the French capital. Diallo Will be the elected
Before it opened the market of traspaso, Josep Maria Bartomeu ensured that there would be important novelties and that some footballers would not follow dressing of Barcelona. By the vicinity that there was this moment with the signing of Matthijs of Ligt -that at the end has finish frustrating- all the looks aimed to Samuel Umtiti.
The French was a firm candidate to abandon the FC Barcelona this summer, but the fact that it have been the Juventus of Turín the one who has finish carrying to the Dutch has done that Umtiti leave to be one of the players culés with more options to be traspasado. His inclusion in the 'operation Neymar' seemed the only road for his goodbye.
But this possibility also has dissipated completely. Umtiti Liked to Paris Saint-Germain but, according to several sectors of the press, the current champion of Tie it 1 has finish decanting by the signing of Abdou Diallo, head office of the Borussia Dortmund that will cost around 32 million euros.
His arrival is imminent, something that will do that Umtiti leave to be an option for the team of Thomas Tuchel. Anyway, it does some months the frank-Cameroonian already left clear that had intention to be still in the Camp Nou. By the denouement of the 'case Of Ligt', by his will and by the one of the technical body, will follow dressing of Barcelona.
Umtiti, with the challenge to surpass
In the first season of Ernesto Valverde in the FC Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti was an indisputable footballer in the onces of the 'Txingurri', as well as indisputable headline in the French selection. But in the present campaign has lost weight in the team and, with his injury, only has been able to play 15 parties.
Nevertheless, the posture Umtiti seems quite clear. The French defence trusts fully in his possibilities to be headline since it thinks that is fully recovered of his knee. Said injury has separated him of the team the present season, but sees in conditions to recover a place that right now is of Clément Lenglet.
