Monday, July 19, 2021 at 10:07• Chris Meijer

After Georginio Wijnaldum chose Paris Saint-Germain over Barcelona, ​​Donny van de Beek was offered to the Catalans. Mundo Deportivo writes that Barcelona has explored the possibilities of involving Samuel Umtiti in a deal with Manchester United. A possible transfer from Umtiti to Manchester United has now been cancelled, because the Red Devils currently working on the arrival of Raphaël Varane.

Despite the fact that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke positively about Van de Beek several times and emphasized that the 24-year-old midfielder still has a future at Manchester United, a departure is according to Mundo Deportivo certainly not excluded. Manchester United paid 39 million euros a year ago to take over Van de Beek from Ajax, but the first season in England was quite disappointing for the the Dutch international.

Van de Beek has made 36 appearances for Manchester United so far, of which 15 as a starting player and in which he accounted for 1 goal and 2 assists. His agent Guido Albers recently made rumors about a summer departure to Barcelona or Arsenal Football International dismissed as ‘complete bullshit’, but according to Mundo Deportivo Manchester United are still trying to discharge Van de Beek. For example, the English superpower contacted Barcelona when Wijnaldum chose PSG.

Barcelona explored the possibility of involving Umtiti in a possible deal with Manchester United. The 27-year-old centre-back is one of the players allowed to leave the Camp Nou this summer. However, a departure from Umtiti to Manchester United has since been canceled, as the opportunity has arisen to take over Varane from Real Madrid. Varane is refusing to extend his contract in the Spanish capital until mid-2022 and has set his sights on a switch to the Premier League.

The fact that Umtiti cannot be involved in an agreement does not mean that a transfer from Van de Beek to Spain is completely impossible. Mundo Deportivo states that it is also possible that Barcelona rent the midfielder from Manchester United next season with an option to buy. Van de Beek’s contract with Manchester United will continue until mid-2025 and includes an option for an extra year.