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Reported transfer target Samuel Umtiti had no desire to join Arsenal last summer
Arsenal are reportedly in the hunt for Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti. last week that Arsenal have made an enquiry about the French World Cup winner, who has struggled with injury trouble in recent times.
It is not the first time that Arsenal have been linked with Umtiti.
Unai Emery was reportedly a fan of the player and last summer Arsenal were heavily linked with a move for the Frenchman. Umtiti was Emery’s first-choice centre-back target for Arsenal last summer. His valuation, , was said to be £45 million.
However, no deal ever came off, and Umtiti even addressed the rumours himself.
, Umtiti made it clear he had no intention of leaving Barcelona last season, despite the repeated rumours.
“Honestly, I don’t know where this rumour with Arsenal came from. 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 seemed that Umtiti was happy to remain at the Nou Camp and battle his way back into the starting XI following his injury trouble.
However, he has again struggled to maintain a regular starting spot at Barcelona this season, leading to the most recent links with an Arsenal switch.
that, once again, Umtiti has no desire to leave Barcelona when the transfer window reopens. But Gunners fans will no doubt be hoping he has a change of heart.