According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have decided to place Samuel Umtiti on the transfer list, along with Ousmane Dembele, Junior Firpo, Martin Braithwaite and Carles Alena.
The World Cup winning Frenchman is not a part of Ronald Koeman’s plans, and the Dutchman has been told he’ll need to sell before he can sign two targets of his in Eric Garcia and Memphis Depay.
Mundo Deportivo state that Umtiti would bring in the most amount of money alongside Dembele if Barcelona managed to sell him.
However, the centre-back’s injury problems might make it difficult to move him on.
Interestingly, Arsenal, West Ham and Everton were said to be keen on signing the former Olympique Lyon defender back in July, again according to Mundo Deportivo.
It is unclear whether or not the Premier League trio are still keen on signing the man who cost Barcelona £24.6 million.
If they are, however, then they have now been handed a boost as the Spanish giants put him up for sale in a bid to raise funds.
Despite his injuries, Umtiti remains an excellent centre-back.
The 26-year-old shone as France won the 2018 World Cup, emerging as a leader and scoring the only goal in the semi-final win over Belgium.
He is yet to make an appearance this season under Koeman.
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