Marseille chasing out Barca out-of-favor Umtiti's €5m deal
With the summer addition of Eric Garcia from Manchester City, the Blaugrana have five centre-backs at their disposal, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Gerard Pique, Oscar Mingueza, and Eric Garcia, which leaves the Frenchman on the transfer list.
As previously
reported by Mundo Deprotivo, the Catalan giants are willing to sell the French defender as they’re keen to balance their finances, which were hugely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
, the former Lyon star has previously indicated his desire to fight for his place next season despite the arrival of
Eric Garcia
.
However, according to reports by
Marca,
Marseille
has expressed their interest in bringing the 27-year-old defender back to France ahead of the 2021/22 season.
Already on the verge of completing a move for Barca’s winger, Konrad de la Fuente, Umtiti would be a second La Blaugrana summer capture for Jorge Sampaoli’s side in the coming weeks if the things go according to their plans.
Joining
Barca
from
Lyon
for a $27.50m fees in 2016, the former France international has only made 16 Barcelona appearances across all competitions this season, and has been linked with moves to Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal recently.
The Blaugrana eyes a fee in the region of
€5m
for the 27-year-old centre-back.
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