suggesting that he had contact with Arsenal
over the summer and was a potential
bargaining chip in Barcelona’s bid to bring
Neymar back to the club.
Transfer talk raged around the World Cup
winner for much of the last transfer window.
It was suggested, having slipped down the
pecking order at Camp Nou, that the 25-year-
old France international could be on the move.
A switch to the Premier League was mooted,
with Arsenal said to be leading the chase for a
proven performer at the very highest level.
Umtiti, though, claims that a new challenge at
Emirates Stadium is not something that he ever considered.
“Honestly, I don’t know where this
rumour with Arsenal came from,” he
told Canal Football Club.
“Overnight, I received messages
from my friends ‘ah, so you are
joining Arsenal?’ I’m not, I’m sorry
but I’m staying at Barcelona.
“Contacts with Arsenal? To be
honest, I don’t know if they had
conversations with my agent, I just
told him that I didn’t care what was
happening this summer and that it
wasn’t even necessary to talk to me
about it.
“It was useless, I was going to have
the same answer.
“My dream as a child is to play for
Barcelona. Last season was the
most difficult of my career,
especially in terms of injuries.”
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