Mercato Mercato – Samuel Umtiti (Lecce): “I want to play, talk and eat football”

The new life of Samuel Umtiti. Welcomed like a king in Lecce, Thursday evening, the French defender hopes to take advantage of his loan to revive. “I am coming out of complicated, very complicated years. I want to rediscover the pleasure of playing football“said the defender on loan from FC Barcelona to Sky Sport after having completed his medical examination and then signed his contract with the Puglia club.

I’m looking for a lot of peace

“I only want to play football, talk about football, eat football, that’s what drives me. I hope we will have a good season with Lecce“, underlined the ex-Lyonnais, aged 28, welcomed by jubilant supporters on Thursday evening, a few hours after the announcement of the Frenchman’s loan until June 2023. “Directly, I knew it was the club for me, they found the right words. (…) I am looking for a lot of tranquility and humble people to be able to work in complete serenity“, he added.

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Umtiti was unwanted at FC Barcelona, ​​where he played just one game last season, in December 2021, in a season still plagued by chronic poor form and injuries, including a broken foot in January in training . Trained in Lyon, the powerful French defender joined Barcelona in 2016. Despite a fragile knee, he shone during the 2018 World Cup, notably scoring the winning goal against Belgium (1-0) in the semi-final. But he has never since returned to his best level, due to his recurring injuries.

(With AFP)

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