In his 29 years old, Samuel Umtiti This summer he renounced the discipline of FC Barcelona ending his contract to return to Ligue 1 with Lille. Signed by the Barça club in 2016 from Lyon in exchange for 25 million euros, the test of injuries he suffered after his successful participation in the 2018 World Cup, which he won as a starter for the French team, on the contrary separated him from the desire to succeed as a Barcelona player. In words reported by L’Equipe, Umtiti admitted that his situation regarding his career has left him with a feeling. “I had a lot of resentment, a lot of things inside of me and in the end he didn’t let me move on,” he admitted.
In his reflection, the former culé points out that we have to accept things as they come. “That’s life, I understood that in career there are ups and downs, there are things that happen, some of which I can’t handle on my own. We adapt to the situation, that’s how it is now,” he said. He even let him give advice. “This is a message I give to young people: we really have to live in the present moment, do our best, realize that we have the opportunity to do an incredible job and, when we are healthy, we have to take advantage this.” he added..
His signing for Lille, where he arrived after a productive loan spell at Lecce last season from Barça, was made official in July, but a psoas injury delayed his debut with his new team until recently. So far, he has participated in four games, two of them in Ligue 1, with 189 minutes on the pitch.
Umtiti has signed for Lille until 2025. Based on his comments, he has yet to say his last word on elite football. “Compared to everything I’ve been through, I know exactly where I want to go, what I need to do to get there. We play football to reach the highest possible. Then there are stages, I don’t want to skip them at all , that was very clear to me. “I want to live in a club that suits me, do good things and people see my qualities. There will be phases, play a series of games, do well, then others will come. ,” he argued.
In his final seasons, Umtiti admitted he lived through “very difficult moments”. In any case, he warned that “they are behind us. I worked a lot here because I had a lot of resentment, a lot of things inside me and in the end I was not allowed to move forward,” he concluded. .
Source: La Verdad
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