Florentino Pérez is ready to spend big for Barcelona player (and threatens to pay the clause)

Without  Messi but without pause. The FC Barcelona went over the Málaga and plunged more so in the classification ( 0-2 ) in a match in which Argentina was not after receiving the news that he had fathered his third son, Cyrus .


But the absence of Leo did not weigh on the Blaugrana, who dominated from the first minute and took another victory with ten games left for the end of the League .

The Barça sweeps to the colista in the way to the title of Liga

In the 15th minute , Ernesto Valverde's team was already winning 1-0 thanks to a header by Luis Suarez after a distant cross from Jordi Alba . Phillippe Coutinho scored the second in the 28th, finishing with a heel from Ousmane Dembélé .

In the second part the Blaugrana have raised slightly the foot of the accelerator. The fact that Samu García was sent off in the half hour of the match helped the Catalans play more calmly. Thus, they dedicated themselves to letting the minutes pass with their mind already set on the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Chelsea .

The only one who did not have them all was the Txingurri , who did not introduce the changes until there were 15 minutes left. First came the wingers Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba , who were replaced by André Gomes and Lucas Digne. Later the one that left the field was Dembélé , that completed the best party since it signed by the culé set. In the end, three more points on the way to the title.

Leo Messi did not need

But in addition to the victory, the meeting left many positive things to the city of Barcelona to take into account. For example, that the Blaugrana knew how to demonstrate superiority without Messi  on the pitch. That without the Argentine this Barça also has a goal.


Dembélé and Coutinho face

Another item to assess was that the signings have given the face to the absence of ' 10 '. That Dembélé , although at a snail's pace, is capable of improving. The Frenchman played more liberated and was more like the player who triumphed at Borussia Dortmund .

Ousmane dembele malaga

Also that Coutinho  is able to take the reins of the center of the blaugrana field and offered one of his lethal entries from the second line to score the second goal.

Phillippe Coutinho malaga

Samuel Umtiti, intractable

But if something was clear in the game played at La Rosaleda is that Samuel Umiti signed another imperious performance. Except for some punctual loss, the center was always well placed, fast, attentive and even dared to climb the attack on occasion.

Samuel Umtiti

A performance, like all that has been starring this season, is not consistent with their contractual situation. At 24 , the defender is being recognized as one of the best in the world and everything points to that in the coming years will be one of the references of the football scene.

Umtiti, the temptation of the great ones of Europe

However, its clause is only 60 million euros , while his salary is the lowest of the team: three million euros. A contract that makes it a temptation for any major in  Europe , given the current market prices.

Since the Paris Saint-Germain hired Neymar Jr at a rate of 222 'kilos' , the price of Umtiti became ridiculous. For example, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City signed Virgil van Dijk , of Livepool , at a cost of 85 million euros .

In fact, the player transferred to the managers of the club his intentions to listen to offers if they did not improve the contract. He wants eight net 'kilos' . On the other hand, from the club they promised that they would revolve their papers, but for the moment there has been no movement in this regard.

Florentino Pérez is on the lookout for Umtiti

A situation that wants to take advantage of Florentino Perez , who would not hesitate a moment to release what is necessary to leave Barça without one of the pillars of the future in his defense.

The president knows that he is a fundamental part of the Barça defense and has shown that it can be for the next years, and 60 million euros make a footballer of his caliber an authentic bargain.

The name of the player has been on Perez's table for some time , just as Zinedine Zidane would be happy to receive another compatriot in the team. If it stays, of course.

The player for now prefers to wait for a Barca proposal, but will not do so forever. By the time he stops doing so, if Barça does not move a chip, there will be Florentino to take him to Chamartín .