According to the Sport newspaper, Benfica will be interested in securing the hiring of central defender Samuel Umtiti. After allegedly sounding out the player last summer, the Spaniards point out that the reds are thinking again of the Barcelona centre-back to reinforce the defensive axis of the squad under the orders of Jorge Jesus, closely following the situation of the French player.
Despite having always shown interest in remaining at the service of Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti has not had space over the last few seasons, and only in the last game of the blaugrana (2-2 draw against Osasuna) is that the French central played in the first minutes of this season.
With the passage to the last 16 of the Champions League guaranteed, the reds will be able to move on to the signing of the Barcelona player, also taking into account the injury of the Brazilian Lucas Veríssimo, usual holder of the defense of the eagles, who was injured last November and that will fail the rest of the season.
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