Barcelona’s Spanish coach Ernesto Valverde reacts during the UEFA Champions League football match between PSV Eindhoven and FC Barcelona at Philips stadium in Eindhoven on November 28, 2018. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
Ernesto Valverde has admitted Barcelona may have to bolster their defence in the January transfer window if Samuel Umtiti continues to struggle with a knee injury.
Umtiti returned for the first time in almost a month against Atletico Madrid last weekend but still felt problems in his troublesome left knee and had to sit out Wednesday’s Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven.
Barca have confirmed the defender will now undergo treatment in Qatar as he attempts to find a solution to the problem, with Valverde conceding on Saturday that surgery is a…
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