Posted on 12 November 2021 at 9:30 p.m. by BC Driven out by FC Barcelona for many months, Samuel Umtiti could use Xavi's return to the Blaugrana to regain a place in the squad. Arrived at FC Barcelona in the summer of 2016, Samuel Umtiti quickly impressed in its new guise, to the point that the management of the day scrambled to extend its lease in order to rule out competitors ready to take it over. But since then, the situation of the French international has deteriorated, the fault of several injuries preventing him from regaining his best level after the 2018 World Cup. Samuel Umtiti is became over time an undesirable placed on the transfer list at each transfer window without finding a taker. In recent weeks, there was still talk of a departure for the former OL , hired until 2023, but the arrival of Xavi could change everything. While Samuel Umtiti seemed to be on the list of players not falling within the plans of Xavi , the situation could quickly change. Indeed, the daily AS revealed this Friday that the tricolor world champion has already impressed the new coach of FC Barcelona in training, to the point that the latter would have personally congratulated his player. Collective support since the rest of the group would have applauded Samuel Umtiti for his performances considered “spectacular” by the Spanish daily, enough to allow the 27-year-old defender to regain confidence then that he hasn't played a single game in seven months, and the match against Eibar on May 22. Umtiti could thus participate in the next meeting of Barça against Espanyol after the international break. 
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