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Barça have been unable to find a taker for Samuel Umtiti. The club is now running out of options, and they are even considering the possibility of Umtiti staying at the club for a further season due to the possible legal problems that could arise by terminating the player's contract.
Umtiti does not feature in Ronald Koeman's plans for the upcoming season, and this has been communicated to the player. The Dutch head coach only wants to work with four centre backs - Piqué, Eric García, Araujo and Lenglet - and it is these players who will share minutes between them. Despite this, Umtiti does not want to leave. He would only consider leaving for another side in the Champions League, which is proving rather unlikely at this time. Despite interest from teams such as Nice, Monaco and Roma, the French defender has shown no intention of leaving Camp Nou.
Barça are now considering all options. However, the clock is ticking and the club are now considering whether Umtiti could stay and be used as Koeman's fifth centre back.