Niza discards Umtiti and takes the promising Saliba

After two consecutive campaigns explaining little and having usual physical problems by fault of his maltrecha knee, Samuel Umtiti is in the door of exit. The FC Barcelona​ already tried to sell him the past summer, but unfortunately for the culés, 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.

One of these opportunities could have arrived from Nice, since it said recently that it could be interested in doing with his services. The group of France is going through a moment complicated after the dismissal of Patrick Scallop and the injury of Dante, his defender title. After this drop that drag from November, its French look for a central in the market and 'Big Sam' was one of the candidates that handled.

But the Frenchmen had doubts with the frank-Cameroonian by the problems in his knee and by his high wage, hardly asumible for a club of low profile like the one of the Riviera French. By this reason, finally have descartado his incorporation of definite way. In his place, the Nice has agreed with the Arsenal carry to William Saliba yielded until final of season.

The also French is a defender of so alone 19 years that was not having minutes in the group of Mikel Arteta. The Frenchman stood out in the Saint Étienne the past campaign, where was to loan by the 'gunners', and arrived to London this summer happened to try strengthen in the centre of the defence. Unfortunately for him, the Basque technician has not explained almost at all with him and only has given him two parties in the EFL Cup in what it goes of campaign.

Without minutes in the Arsenal, the Nice has known to take advantage of of the situation to do with one of the central more promising of Europe. In this case, the wage of the Frenchman will be tremendously inferior to the of Umtiti and besides physically never has had any problem. It is evident that does not have the experience of 'Big Sam', but the club of Tie it 1 has thought that was a better option quality/price.

Umtiti Does not want to move of the Barça

Also it is necessary to take into account that the own defender of the Barça has left clear that does not want to go. His intention is to be still in the group barcelonista and recover his place in the eleven, by what the Nice would have had it complicated to convince him. Also it will have it difficult the own footballer to do hollow with Ronald Koeman, since the Dutch does not seem to trust too much in him and will not give him so many opportunities as it would like him.