The coach and the French technical director give the OK but not in the economic conditions of Barça and the player, which they describe as impossible
Samuel Umtiti does not want to leave Barça, but he assumes that his chances of staying and even playing are slim. Self Ronald Koeman told that does not fit into his plans and his management agency has tried to seek accommodation in recent weeks. The Olympique Lyon , the club that catapulted him to the club, is the only one that has opened the doors wide and club and player are working a way out. In 2016, Umtiti cost Barça 25 million euros.
In Ell yon all pronouncements are favorable. The problem is the price of your transfer. The center-back has a contract with Barça until 2023, and although he is coming off an almost blank season due to recurring physical problems that he drags on his knee, he is a center-back that the French technical secretariat likes. Sports director Juninho Pernambucano was receptive, although with obvious nuances. “The level of the contract is not ours. When you see the contract level you see that it is not for us. Umtiti's salary is not possible. If the player sees a project, with a multi-year contract, and wants to go home, I'll go find him right away, "he said.
The problem is economic, because it not only has the approval of the technical secretary but also of the technician Rudi García . Speaking to Téléfoot, the OL manager admitted that he would be delighted with Umtiti's return to Lyon. “We have discussed it, of course. Umtiti is a great defender, but I don't know if the operation is financially possible. I would like to, but I think it will not be feasible ”, he acknowledged.
The brother of the Umtit i has also been pronounced. It was on the 'foot01.com' portal. "Samuel does not want to leave Barça this summer. However, taking into account the desire of the club to bring about changes, it may be necessary to study alternatives in accordance with the objectives set by the player ”. And in this sense, he spoke of Lyon. "The Olympique de Lyon rumor is good, but unfortunately it has very little chance of materializing," admitted Yannick Umtiti , who continues to see the return to the French team as a good destination for the player.
And Samuel himself said a year ago that "returning to Lyon is a possibility, as a player or as a coach." The defender played for Olympique de Lyon from 2011 to 2016, a club in which he trained in the lower categories and which he arrived at two years from Cameroon
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