Valverde Doubts on the signing of a new central for the Barça

The FC Barcelona is very attentive to the evolutions of the recovery of Samuel Umtiti, the one who continues to the margin of the group because of some annoyances that went back to stress does some days, and that no descarta even go through the operating theatre to delete them completely.

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde, for now shows careful on the situation of the central French, and will expect to see if it operates or no to request the possible signing of a new reinforcement for the defensive saga in the market of winter. If something has clear the 'Txingurri' is that it does not want to 'overbooking' in the staff, and therefore it will not opt by the signing of a new central if it confirms an early return of Umtiti.

"We want to be optimistic with regard to Umtiti, but ahead of time do not have to decide at all. We trust that the treatment go him well and not to precipitate us. If no, it could have 'overbooking'", commented the technician of the FC Barcelona this past Friday, in statements conceded during the previous press conference to the party of this Saturday against the RCD Espanyol.

To Ernesto Valverde never have liked him the excessively long staff, by the fact that it does not be used to to have minutes for all his players -as it already is sucediendo this season with Munir and Denis Suárez-, and this can create bad environment between some sectors of the changing room.

So that this no suceda, Valverde proposes to expect until the last moment to know if it is necessary an operation of Samuel Umtiti and, in such a case, yes go to by the signing of a new central in the short term that it can complete the defensive saga beside Thomas Vermaelen, Clément Lenglet and Gerard Hammered, splitting of the base that the Belgian also is very liable to the injuries.

The FC Barcelona, with diverse options on of the table

Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) and Jorge Meré (Colony) would pose like two interesting options for the FC Barcelona, although the reality is that for now the Barcelona group has not taken any decision, and does not foresee that it take it until it arrive the market of signings of winter, that will open from the next month of January. If it decided not betting by any signing, besides, the Barça always would have to his disposal the Masia, where Chumi and Jorge Cuenca could be two interesting options for punctual occasions.