The Barça renews to Umtiti to be able to register to Ferran Torres

The Barça you can now enroll Ferran Torres thanks to a bizarre operation: the renovation of Samuel umtiti, a footballer who was in the market. The French defender reduces part of the salary that he was going to receive in the year and a half he had on his contract and extends his link with the Catalan club until 2026.

The Catalan club, through a statement in which it has made the renewal official, publicly expressed its gratitude to Umtiti for the effort and affection he has shown towards the club. With this contract extension, the FC Barcelona expands its ‘fair play’ and will be able to enroll Ferran Torres in the Professional Soccer League.

Postponement of current salary by three and a half years

Umtiti He had a contract until 2023. He had a year and a half left with a very high salary and the Frenchman has agreed to cut 10 percent of his salary and the remaining amount has been extended by three years. In this way, the Barça club will pay 90 percent of what it had planned to the French, but spread over four and a half years. What that implies a significant annual salary drop and releases the financial fair play considerably.