The day that Umtiti convinced to Laporta when it already seemed to be out of the Barça

During the window estival, the name of Samuel Umtiti appeared in the highest of the list of possible exits. However, the French knew to plant in front of Laporta and put him to the so much of the reasons by which did not find to this big level that called the attention of the FC Barcelona.

During his meeting with the president of the club, Joan Laporta, beside Rafa Yuste and Mateu Alemany, sportive vice-president and director of football, respectively, Umtiti sustained that the cause of his problems had to to the desacierto by part of the medical body of the Barça to the moment to treat him.

It explained that it had proposed him a surgery of cartilage that could engage seriously one of his knees, to what finished denying. It was then when it decided to run with his medical treatment by own account, what to his time allowed him improve his performance, in addition to having the guarantee of Ramón Cugat.

Umtiti Was near to abandon the Barça

The Frenchman already had requested to gather with the managerial train of the Barcelona around the middle of August to expose his arguments. Besides, it showed the greater disposal to convince to Ronald Koeman during the pre-season, in which it attained to tune thanks to a work with his doctors.

Nevertheless, his name still formed part of the list of transferibles and even Sportive World advanced that the club was by the work to deliver him the letter of freedom, to which denied and kept firm in his wish to continue dressing the elastic Barcelona to date of expiration of his agreement in 2023.