The extension of the contract Samuel umtiti with the FC Barcelona is an operation that allows, in the short term, to generate ‘fair play’ economic so that the Barcelona club can register Ferran Torres, recently booked. The agreement with the French defender includes a reduction of 10 percent of his file and defer it until 2026. However, that does not mean that Umtiti I will be at Barça until that date. In fact, both the player and the club have foreseen it in their new agreement.
The proof of this is that the two parties have agreed on a exit clause at the beginning of the third year for which both Barça and Umtiti, by paying an amount that has not transpired, they will be able to ‘cut’ the agreement that has been signed until 2026. It is an exercise in realism, in line with the current situation Samuel umtiti, which had already finished contract in 2023 and until now Barça had not shown interest in renewing it for sporting reasons, quite the contrary.
In any case, several factors cannot be forgotten: that Umtiti continues to prioritize remaining at Barça and playing as a starter again, given that he is recovered from his knee problems, as he stated in an interview with Sports world. On the other hand, it cannot be ignored that the president Laporta supported him last summer in his desire to continue, to the point that one of the conditions to renew that he put Koeman before his dismissal was that he gave opportunities to Umtiti to show if he was okay, with which the player felt indebted to the board. And also that the agents of Umtiti son Arturo Canales Y Fernando Solanas, the same ones you have Xavi Hernandez, with what in the end Umtiti It also helps the technician to be able to have as soon as possible Ferran Torres, the transfer requested by Xavi for this winter market.
In any case, from the player’s environment, a transfer in this winter market is not even ruled out if the club that is interested in Umtiti It is of the level (that the Champions or Europa League plays) that the footballer demands. As it is its lowest token now, as it has reduced a 10% and having divided the remaining amount until 2026, the chances that he will find a club to leave this winter grow.
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