No, after the endless tragedy is dawn.
For Barcelona fans, there are two pieces of good news from the Spanish side in the early hours of this morning, one of which is that the team's president Laporta, who is full of words and leaks, has contracted the new crown virus and will not be able to travel with the team to the away game, and also avoids further infection with other healthy players; the other is that the red and blue loyal soul Umtiti is finally willing to leave the team, which is expected to free up 16 million euros of salary space.
After protracted bilateral negotiations, the loyal Umtiti finally agreed to leave his beloved club Barcelona, not permanently, but only briefly, and returning at the end of the season to the club that gave him life, according to The World Sport.
It is reported that Barca and the French defender have agreed on the form of leaving the team on loan until the end of the season, and this time the loan does not come with any buyout terms, so Umtiti will return to the team again after the end of the season. Now that the 2022 World Cup year has entered, the 2018 World Cup winner hopes to go to a team that qualifies for European competition and ensures that there is a appearance, so that he can get the attention of national team coach Deschamps at the end of the year and return to the national team.
Judging from previous reports from many parties, Umtiti's salary plus bonus is as high as 16 million euros, and for the current Barcelona, it does not matter in what form the player leaves the team, and it is the most important thing to free up salary space. Because including Alves and Ferran Torres, two new signings, are currently unable to complete the registration because there is no salary space in the team, which means that these two instant forces cannot play for Barca.
So even if you don't add the buyout regulations and can't send Umtiti all at once, LaPorta accepts it, because Barcelona is like an ant on a hot pot, with no choice at all.
In addition to Umtiti, Coutinho, who is eager to regain form and get playing time to win back the national team position, is also currently hoping to leave the team in the winter window, but the situation is embarrassing that the player does not currently have an official offer. There are rumors that Teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal and Newcastle are interested in Coutinho, and the players are likely to return to the familiar league in the winter window to regain their confidence.
If the two officially leave the team in the winter window, then Barcelona is expected to free up 30 million euros of salary space, which will not only allow players such as Ferran Torres to complete the registration, but also introduce more players to strengthen the current squad.