TRANSFERmarketWEB.com
Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, ??recently stepped up to defend Samuel Umtiti (27). The Frenchman, under contract until 2023, but hampered by repeated injuries for several years, was announced for a long time to leave during the last summer transfer window.
A meeting between the two was decisive, after which Laporta finally told him he would stay at Barca and discuss his situation with Ronald Koeman. The Blaugranas coach reassured Samuel Umtiti in an interview with Mundo Deportivo.
The Dutchman said that “after the injury he suffered it was very difficult for him to regain his physical level. And lately I see a much better Umtiti in this regard. Last year he already had matches and minutes. He must know that there are several central defenders in the team, that he is also left-footed and that there is a lot of competition.
Really, I have nothing against Umtiti or anyone else. If a player, whatever his name, shows me in training, by his attitude and his quality, that he deserves to play, he will play. For me, meritocracy is essential in a team sport. "
- ESports Web: notizie sul mondo degli eSports e videogiochi
Tweet
Source: transfermarketweb.com