Barcelona's French defender Samuel Umtiti enters the pitch during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Levante UD at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 13, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

GdS: Barcelona centre-back ends up on Milan’s wish list but one major obstacle exists

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti found his way onto Milan’s list of targets to reinforce the defence but there is a major hurdle, a report claims.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed yesterday that Fikayo Tomori is set to join Milan from Chelsea. The agreement is expected to be completed next week on the basis of a loan deal with option to buy (and not an obligation) for around €30m.

According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) however, it seems that Samuel Umtiti was also a target for the Rossoneri management.

The 27-year-old Frenchman is finding very little playing time in Barcelona and therefore ended up in the Rossoneri notebooks, as they are always attentive to opportunities.

However, there is a rather complicated obstacle to overcome, namely his €6million net salary. Elliott Management have reserved paying that level of salary only for the elite players in the squad like Gianluigi Donnarumma and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, it seems.


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