Samuel Umtiti has been injured during training this Monday, in the Joan Gamper Sports City. As reported by the Barça, will have to undergo surgery for a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the right foot.
The player will undergo surgery tomorrow. The doctor in charge of the operation will be Dr. Antoni Dalmau, under the supervision of the club’s medical services, as reported by the Barcelona it’s a statement.
Barça trains with Umtiti absent due to general discomfort
Despite his history of injuries, Samuel Umtiti I was having good luck this season in that regard. He had only had to miss one match for medical reasons this course.
It remains to be seen how long the Frenchman will have to be out due to this ailment. Nevertheless, in similar cases the time that other players have had to be in the dry dock has been between two and three months. If so, the possibility of the French central defender leaving Barcelona in this winter market would be practically ruled out.
Precisely Umtiti has recently been in the news in the Barça because of his Contract renewal, key for the club to have been able to register Ferran Torres, brand new winter signing.
Xavi’s alternatives
At a sporting level, the drop in Umtiti It limits Xavi Hernández’s room for maneuver a little more when it comes to putting together his defensive team. You have to remember that Eric Garcia he is also injured and still has about a month off.
Of course, the central position is one of the best covered within the Barcelona squad. Xavi still has Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo, Cesar Mingueza and Clement Lenglet to occupy that position in the rear axis.
Since Umtiti forced his knee to play the 2018 World Cup, he has suffered a multitude of injuries. So far he has missed 64 official matches with Barça since that summer. Now we will have to add all the ones in which he cannot be due to this metatarsal injury.*
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