Umtiti’s troubles on the pitch, off it and outside the stadium

The 2018 World Cup winner, who has been frozen out at Barcelona and has not featured in a single match so far this season. Despite his contract running until 2023, Samuel Umtiti appears to have no future with Barcelona.Barca offered to allow Umtiti, who joined the club from Lyon in 2016, to rip his contract up and leave for nothing in the summer – an offer he rejected.In desperate need of freeing up funds to ease their financial crisis, the Catalan giant attempted to shift him out of the club but he dug in to stay and fans jeered him in pre-season as a result.Xavi gets a green light for massive January transfer signingsSo – there you have the on and off the pitch issues. But it extends furthermore, outside his workplace – the Camp Nou and the training grounds.Cameroon born Frenchman was forced to confront Barcelona supporters on Wednesday after one fan climbed on his car as he tried to leave training.Umtiti was attempting to drive out of the club’s training ground when five fans stood in the road, jumping around and chanting.He sounded his horn in a bid to get them to move but one fan then decided to jump on the bonnet of the Frenchman’s car to leave him furious.Umtiti put his foot on the accelerator to give the supporters a fright before speeding off 100 metres up the road.El jugador de fútbol Umtiti se encara con aficionados por subirse encima del capó de su coche pic.twitter.com/TFUYD00dZc— SocialDrive (@SocialDrive_es) December 1, 2021 The 28-year-old was so angry at the treatment by the fans that he pulled over and got out to confront them.Fans filming the entire episode caught Umtiti striding towards the handful of fans that had stood in front of his car.’Come here. Do you pay for the car? Why do you mess around? Do you know what respect is?’, Umtiti was heard saying.While he demands answers from the supporters, others nearby ask him to sign their Barcelona shirts and pose for selfies.Umtiti is then followed back to his car before footage cuts and it is the latest moment of frustration for a player that has become an outcast at the Nou Camp.Pretty similar scenario happened last month in the Spanish capital, but with insults. Real Madrid fans accosted Welshman Gareth Bale as he tried to drive out of training.💥 Imagen @SQuirante 🚨 @GarethBale11 increpado e insultado a su salida de Valdebebas📺 #Golazo pic.twitter.com/VxIBnN8KS5— El Golazo de Gol (@ElGolazoDeGol) November 19, 2021 Los Blancos supporters confronted the winger while he was exiting Valdebebas training complex – yelling abusive chants and appearing to throw a pen at his car. The group where telling Bale where to go, and using the Spanish insult ‘Maricon!’, which is a homophobic slur.Sat, 18.15: (1.50) BARCELONA (4.60) BETIS (7.00)

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