MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal are involved in a five-club fight for Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti.
The French defender is under contract until 2023 but after a number of knee injuries, the Catalans want him off the books.
Manchester United and Arsenal are due to battle it out for Samuel UmtitiCredit: Getty
Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic, Nelson Semedo and Luis Suarez have already left as part of new boss Ronald Koeman’s summer overhaul.
Now France Football claims Umtiti could be the next one to depart, and the defender is in high-demand.
According to the news outlet, there are five teams who want the 26-year-old ex-Lyon ace.
The Gunners and Red Devils are allegedly the two with the most significant interest in him.
United are looking for an extra defender to compete with Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly to play alongside captain Harry Maguire.
Mikel Arteta is also working on a restructuring job at Arsenal and appears to want to add the star to his squad.
French side Rennes are also keen to bring him in ahead of their maiden Champions League campaign.
But they face competition from Lyon who also hope for him to return.
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However, they are unable to make any transfer moves until the future of Memphis Depay is resolved.
And Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan are the other side interested.
They want to replace Diego Godin and add some pace into their backline.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
