Monday January 10
What if Pogba went to PSG?
A native of Seine-et-Marne, Paul Pogba could return to his native region next summer, according to The Times. Unsurprisingly, it would not be Paris FC or Red Star but PSG, which would recover the 2018 world champion “for free”, at the end of his contract in June with Manchester United.
For now, the 28-year-old midfielder is treating a thigh injury contracted on November 8 during training for the Blues and is not expected to return to competition until the second half of February. At the beginning of December, Mino Raiola, the inevitable agent of Pogba, evoked “many offers”, without further details.
Umtiti, a downward extension
With playing time close to the average temperature in January in Mouthe in the Doubs and popularity with Culés to match, Samuel Umtiti seemed promised a departure from FC Barcelona. Finally, the man who tamed Belgium one summer evening in 2018 extended in the Catalan club, until June 2026. But there is a subtlety: the official press release announces “a decrease in salary for the year and half “that the 28-year-old central defender was to receive until the end of his current contract which expires at the end of next season.
✍ [DERNIÈRE MINUTE] With the contract extension of @samumtiti and the reduction in his salary, FC Barcelona increases his financial ‘fair play’ and will be able to register @ FerranTorres20
to the Spanish Professional Football League https://t.co/AxBKesSezz pic.twitter.com/4qXGROaDSB– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) January 10, 2022
Barça can thank his player: thanks to the “effort” made by Umtiti, he “increases his financial fair play and will be able to register Ferran Torres” with the Spanish league. For Big Sam’s upcoming playtime, that’s a different story.
Aston Villa rather than Chelsea for Lucas Digne?
The cohabitation can no longer last between Rafael Benitez and Lucas Digne, the Gallagher brothers of Everton, and the latter will leave the Toffees. A time anticipated at Chelsea, while Newcastle and West Ham are also interested, the French international (28) could instead take the direction of Aston Villa. Steven Gerrard’s club, which has just welcomed Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan, would be ready to drop between 24 and 30 million euros in history.