This is the fashion market and the one that offers the most money, although at the moment it is to the footballer and not to the club to which the footballer belongs. Players with careers behind them are tempted the most. The latest, as reported by TeamFootball, is Samuel Umtiti, with two clubs from Saudi Arabia in his footsteps. The 29-year-old French international central defender currently has a contract with FC Barcelona until 2026, although he is confident he will soon part ways for good.
Umitit closed a season that helped him to play regularly again after a long period of not doing so regularly since he was injured as a result of his away participation in the 2018 World Cup, a tournament he won as a starter in French group. The modest Lecce, from Serie A, has partially rehabilitated his image, although not to the point he was able to reach in his first seasons at the Camp Nou, when he was considered one of the best central defenders in the world. At Lecce he played more than 2,000 minutes in 25 games.
Umtiti has been strong for a return to Olympique de Lyon, the club that made him famous and which he sold to Barça in 2016 for 25 million euros. Also in Italy there are polls of other clubs.
Source: La Verdad
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