FC Barcelona coach Quique Setién has been optimistic that the club can sign a substitute for Ousmane Dembélé , who will miss the rest of the season due to his biceps femoris injury, and believes that the club is working on it waiting to get the approval of the RFEF.

"The club has manifested itself, a player is going to arrive, but we will see if they allow us , first. It is clear that they will accept it and I also suppose that the club is already working on this," he said at a press conference.

Seen sees "preferable" that a striker arrives to not do it. "It is preferable because Dembélé's injury disrupted us a lot and puts us at risk. "

"But we will always find a plan. In the end, you have to play with eleven and we will do that. We will find the solution and the way, for sure. I will always be prepared for what I touch and work with what I touch. everyone would like to be better, but we will adapt to what he touches, "he argued.

About the signing, he did not want to give names. "If Rubi said it, I don't know anything. I'm just going to talk about the players who are here, they are not my subjects and I have nothing to say," he replied when asked by the Betic Loren , of which his coach, Rubi , has assured that it will continue in Betis at 99 percent.

At the moment, the absences of Dembélé and Luis Suárez will be covered, in the match against Getafe, the subsidiary's striker and signed in the Rey Manaj winter market. "He has not been here for a long time, but at one point he can give us things. Given the possibility that something could happen, we have a replacement that could come in handy during the game," he said.

As for Suarez, in full recovery of his knee injury, he explained that it is an issue that "does not even" talk "with doctors." "I see Luis work every day, I shake his hand and encourage him to continue working. He will take his time, hopefully he can reduce it and be as soon as possible, of course," he said.

" Messi has enough experience to know what he can or cannot do . If he is in the field it is because he is well and there is no problem. At some point you may have to count on him," he said of the captain's physical condition.

Who sees best is Samuel Umtiti, despite being in the eye of the hurricane of criticism. "He is already playing at his level, in fact. We have analyzed him, he is an extraordinary player who will give us many things and will help us a lot, we have no doubt that his performance will be good. Everyone can commit some punctual error, we all do it, "he relativized.

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