Barcelona are willing to sell rumoured Arsenal target Samuel Umtiti for £44million this summer, according to Sport.
The Frenchman has been limited to just nine La Liga starts this season and he could move on once the season is completed.
Arsenal have been linked with the 26-year-old in the past and they could still be monitoring the situation, along with Chelsea and Manchester United.
A World Cup winner with France, Umtiti has made 114 appearances for Barca since joining from Lyon in 2016.
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A new centre-back is a necessity for Arsenal this summer, with their porous defence conceding 36 times in 28 Premier League games this season.
The likes of David Luiz and Shkodran Mustafi have been hit-and-miss, requiring a steady teammate alongside them, with individual errors on show from both.
The Gunners look like they need a leader at the back and Umtiti could be that man, possessing great experience, as highlighted by his performances at the 2018 World Cup.
He was a mainstay of France’s triumphant team, scoring the only goal in the semi-final win over Belgium, and he has more than held his own alongside Gerard Pique at the Nou Camp, winning two league titles.
Umtiti also has a 92.6 per cent pass completion rate in the league this season, suggesting he could slot in seamlessly to Mikel Arteta’s ball-playing style.
