Arsenal are the latest club to show interest in FC Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti, ahead of the 2019-20 season.
The Gunners are actively looking to strengthen their defence, and had been linked with fellow La Liga defenders Dakoman Djene and Mario Hermoso, however according to reports in UK newspaper the Daily Mail, they are now looking at Umtiti.
The French international endured an injury disrupted 2018-19 campaign, with Clement Lenglet taking his place in the Catalan side's defence, alongside Gerard Pique.
That lack of game time for the former Lyon centre back has led to reported interest from both Unai Emery's side, and Premier League rivals Manchester United - who were linked with him before he moved to Spain in 2016.
The main stumbling block at the moment appears to be FC Barcelona's asking price of €54m, with Umtiti having four more years left on his contract at the Camp Nou.
United would be willing to pay that, as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to rebuild his squad, however the Gunners are reported to only be willing to pay €45m.
ManUtdRed
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Barca:Umtiti will cost more than 45M Arsenal:Take 45,000,001 😁😁
Sylvanusbataafil
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Umtiti has a release clause of 50 to 60 mil and Arsenal has 45mil as their transfer budget...Mmm are they just trolling Arsenal or they are serious
micclosu
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Arsenal: We offer 40 000 001 for Umiti Manchester United: We offer 60 000 000,Jones,Smalling and Young for Umiti Fc Barcelona: We want only 60 000 000.
lukzlat910
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In the end none of us will get him and we'll have to stick with Jones while Arsenal have to stick to Mustafi [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Louceilsyz
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Arsenal are the most confuse team in this transfer window
Judisky
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The only thing Arsenal does in the transfer window is to rival other teams