Fiorentina offer Umtiti more money than Lyon

Samuel Umtiti is on the list of players for sale at Barca. The need to sell players to get financing and reduce their wage bill. That needs to happen so the club can sign players. 

Barcelona are waiting for offers for Umtiti. If they have to terminate his contract, they will do that. They need to get rid of him however they can. 

'L'Equipe' says that his future could lie at Fiorentina. Despite the fact this same paper said on Saturday that Umtiti's plan was to return to Lyon, now he his more likely to go to Italy. 

According to the paper, Fiorentina's offer is better than Lyon's and so the team from Florence are in the best position to get the Frenchman. 

The agreement is close to being made. Barca are looking for a way to save money on his salary and for Umtiti not to have to take a large pay cut. The three parties, 'Sport' adds, are studying all options. 

In the past, Umtiti was tempted to go to Serie A. He believes that Italian football is perfect for his style of play and we will have to wait and see whether he plays for 'La Viola'.