Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has hit out at critics via social media.

It's emerged this week that Barca president Joan Laporta wants to offload the Frenchman in January after granting a reprieve in the final weeks of the summer market.

Umtiti is the only available player to coach Ronald Koeman not to see action so far this season. As such, he is set to be encouraged to leave ahead of the winter market opens.

Today, the defender took to social media, barking: “The more you respect people, the more they disrespect you.

"People don't know, but everyone is allowed to speak..."