Lyon inform Barça about how they would agree the signing of Umtiti

As it expected , Samuel Umtiti will not continue in the FC Barcelona after having finalised his cession in the Lecce of the Series To. The French left to the Italian football in 2022 and in spite of his positive performance in the modest team, the culés expect that his exit can formalise to time so that it do not have to present in the start of the pre-season since it does not explain in the new sportive project.

With this in account, right now the market presents for Umtiti the option to return to the Olympique of Lyon, club from where arrived to the Camp Nou does already more than five seasons. However, 'Sports Zone' has aimed that the French entity will not move index card until it do not achieve to sell to one of his more recent 'jewels', the tambén central Castello Lukeba.

The French also have to sell to be able to buy

The club Frenchman pretends to take out at least 20 millions by the young footballer lionés, the one who to his 20 years has woken up interest in several teams of the Premier League by his enormous projection and even already would have begun the negotiations, but without at all advanced. It is thus that the Barça would have to expect to that the operation of Lukeba can concretise, or at least advance, to have news on Umtiti.

The left-handed defender, by the moment, follows waiting for novelties and his priority is to go back to the Lyon where could coincide with some of his excompañeros that, the same that he, are back like Lacazette or Tolisso. The past summer the French descartaron his signing by the physical doubts that offered the player, but now yes would be prepared for his arrival.

The signing of Umtiti is a help more for the Barça

With this in account, 'Sport' has ensured that in the first conversations between both teams the culés have asked at least 4 million euros by the traspaso of Big Sam, more a percentage of a future sale of the central French. The exit of the Frenchman is a priority, especially for freeing his important agreement, which the 'tie' to the Barça until the 2026.