Posted on November 11, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. by Th.B. While there is talk of Samuel Umtiti's potential departure on loan from Benfica Lisbon, the FC Barcelona defender would stick to his positions and still adamantly refuse to leave Barca. “I don't know because I haven't seen them, it's our job, everyone starts from zero, I'm counting on everyone and then we'll see, it's a question of training and requirements . I've seen them sometimes, so they're all starting from scratch ”. On Monday, during his presentation press conference as the new coach of FC Barcelona , Xavi Hernandez therefore hinted that Clément Lenglet and Samuel Umtiti had the means to reverse the trend since all the counters would be reset with his arrival. However, behind the scenes, he told himself that pushing Samuel Umtiti towards the exit would always be an option concretely considered. In fact, the Benfica Lisbon track would be topical, according to journalist Pedro Almeida . According to his information, Benfica Lisbon would be open to the idea of offering a loan to FC Barcelona in January in order to secure the services of Samuel Umtiti and therefore to relaunch the tricolor world champion. But what about the position of the defender of FC Barcelona on the issue? If Mundo Deportivo is to be believed, Umtiti would insist behind the scenes that he would like to stay at FC Barcelona and that he does not there was no room for negotiation. The tone is set. 
Umtiti wouldn't want to start negotiating!
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