Barcelona to fund €85m swoop by selling €500m ace to Man Utd
Barcelona would sell Samuel Umtiti to Manchester United if it helped them capture Ajax starlet Matthijs de Ligt, a report claims.
Umtiti was linked with United last summer but signed a new contract with Barcelona in June, however speculation has resurfaced recently suggesting that he could still move to Manchester at the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has started nine games in La Liga and the Champions League combined this season however, with a knee injury restricting his opportunities under Ernesto Valverde.
That has influenced Barca’s targeting of De Ligt, who they view as Gerard Pique’s long-term replacement.
The Daily Mail report that Umtiti ‘is a player for whom they would listen to offers’ as they seek to raise enough funds to sign the Dutchman.
Ajax have already arranged a deal to sell Frenkie de Jong to Barca for €85million and would want the same amount for centre-half De Ligt.
Offloading Umtiti to Old Trafford would therefore raise enough money to fund that deal, though he does have a €500m release clause in his current deal.
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