"Barcelona" team's defense pillar Samuel Umtiti has drawn the attention of powerful clubs from the Old Continent.
The reason is simple - with player transfer sums growing rapidly in Europe, the Frenchman's contract includes a "only" 60 million buyout clause.
It is said that the "Man Utd" team is particularly interested in the defender, which would throw a lot of money at both the player and Barcelona.
This worries the "Barcelona" executives, but according to team president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the club does not intend to offer S.Umtiti an outrageous salary.
"Yes, he is very important, this is known by both the player himself and our team's fans.
Samuel has been playing for "Barcelona" for just the second season, but we already want to extend his contract.
On the other hand, we, as directors, must ensure that the structure of player salaries remains competitive and does not harm the team."
S.Umtiti arrived in Catalonia in 2016, when "Lyon" received a 25 million euro compensation.
