Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has yet to make an appearance this season. David Ramos/Getty Images Defender Samuel Umtiti has said his exile at Barcelona has brought him to tears but said he is adamant he does not want to leave the clubhouse despite not being separate of bos Ronald Koeman ‘s plans. Umtiti, 27, was jeered during a preseason friendly by Barca supporters who felt his decision to stay this summer was one of the reasons the club could not afford to keep Lionel Messi, who late joined Paris Saint-Germain on a complimentary transfer. – How to watch El Clasico on ESPN+ (U.S.)
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– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The France international, who is so far to make an appearance for Barca this temper, said it has been a unmanageable clock but wants to honour his contract at Camp Nou, which runs until 2023.

“ The whistles hurt, ” Umtiti told Mundo Deportivo. “ I never thought that would happen at this club because it ‘s the club that I love. “ [ Mentally ] it ‘s baffling. There have been hood moments with injuries but I am good physically now. I am glad, but I would like to play and help the team. The passenger car makes the decisions and I must show I am dependable enough to play. I have to keep training hard. ”

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Umtiti said there have been moments when he “ felt entirely, ” with Barca even offering to let him leave for free in the summer.

He rejected that marriage proposal, though, and an emotional conversation with president Joan Laporta convinced the golf club to give him a second gamble. “ It was a very authoritative conversation for me, ” he added. “ I needed to get things off my chest of drawers and for him to know that I am in good condition and that I want to help the team. “ I cried in the meet. We spoke about some difficult issues ; it was quite acute. I do n’t speak much, but if I do tell you something, it comes from the heart. ” Umtiti, who signed for Barca from Lyon in a €25 million deal in 2016, has said he is fitter than always after recovering from a knee injury that has plagued him since France ‘s World Cup win in 2018, adding that he will fight to save his career at the Camp Nou.

“ There are six centre-backs and I knew it would be hard to get minutes, but that ‘s how I am, ” he said. “ If something is in my head, and I am sure I am dependable adequate, I am going to try and prove it. “ I am in good shape, I equitable lack games, better form than when I signed. Everything has changed since then : the educate, my diet. I am stronger and quicker than earlier. “ I do n’t see myself playing for another golf club, impossible. correct now, I am very clear on that. football is my life, Barcelona is my biography. I see myself here. I want to be a success hera. ”