Lyon negotiates with Umtiti

Lyon is working on the possible return of French Barcelona international Samuel Umtiti, that could be specified as an assignment before the market concludes on October 5, and has established contacts with the environment of the central defender, according to “L'Équipe”.

The sports newspaper states that Lyon's management has taken into account the will of the coach, Rudi García, to take over the services of Umtiti (26 years old), who has a contract with Barça until 2023.

The French team has contacted the footballer's environment to sound out the interest he could have in re-wear the jersey of the team with which you started your professional career and that he defended for six seasons until he went to the Spanish championship.

However, the operation presents a series of complications, starting with the player's own physical condition, who has had recurrent knee pain, and by the brake that supposes the high salary that he currently has in the Catalan club.

Must Assuming such high pay has been one of the reasons that have blocked Lyon so far.

On the Barcelona side, the luck of Umtiti It could be linked to the will of the Blaugrana leadership to hire the Dutch Memphis Depay.

Barcelona had recently explained that I didn't have enough money to sign him. But according to “L'Equipe”, things could change with the income achieved with the departure of Nelson Semedo to Wolverhampton and the salary cut that led to the transfer of Luis Suárez to Atlético de Madrid.

For Lyon, Umtiti could give him one of the things he lacks, leadership. For the left-handed defender, it would be the opportunity to relaunch his career and thus open the possibility of a new phase as an international with the “bleus”.